# Pages of Passion: Chris Orcutt's Ten-Year Quest to Create a Teen Epic

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Podcast: [Living the Dream with Curveball](https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-the-dream-with-curveball-995755)
Published: 2026-04-08T05:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail In this captivating episode of Living the Dream with Curveball, we sit down with Chris Orcutt, a professional writer with over 30 years of diverse experience in journalism, teaching, and corporate speechwriting. Chris shares his remarkable journey from a cub reporter to a full-time fiction author, revealing the challenges and triumphs he faced along the way. He reflects on the profound impact of 9/11 on his career trajectory, leading him to pursue his passion for writing ful...

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