Welcome to Literary Friction.

I'm Carrie Plitt back here with my co-host, Octavia Bright.

Hi, Octavia. How are you?

Hi, Carrie.

I am on another plane of consciousness because I submitted the first draft of my book to my editor

last night. And I feel high and also very raw and a little fragile, but in a good way.

So yeah, I'm good. I went out and ate a state, actually, is what I did after I said.

You almost never eat steaks. I know. I just craved blood, is what I did after I said. Well, you almost never eat steaks.

I know.

I just craved blood, really, I think is what it was.

I was like, I just bled all over the page.

I need to replenish my, you know, my vitamin B or whatever it is.

How about you?

How are you?

I'm good.

You do love a metaphor, by the way.

But anyway, I have. Oh dear. You know where there's more of those? In my book. Yeah, I'm good. We're

recording this the day after England won the women's euros. That's right. Which will

probably be old news by the time it goes out.

But anyway, I was lucky enough to actually be at Wembley to watch it last night. And it was,

I cannot tell you, the most joyful experience. It reminded me how invigorating it is to be

in crowds. But also, it was just this amazing crowd of like families

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