{"id":30314,"date":"2026-02-23T07:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=30314"},"modified":"2026-02-23T07:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:55:13","slug":"marketing-and-selling-tips-for-sci-fi-fantasy-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/23\/marketing-and-selling-tips-for-sci-fi-fantasy-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketing and Selling Tips for Sci-Fi &#038; Fantasy Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-193-Blog-Images.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30315 size-full\" title=\"Marketing and Selling Tips for Sci-Fi &amp; Fantasy Writers\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-193-Blog-Images.png\" alt=\"Marketing and Selling Tips for Sci-Fi &amp; Fantasy Writers with an image of a typewriter \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-193-Blog-Images.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-193-Blog-Images-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-193-Blog-Images-1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30316 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Quote from Marketing and Selling Tips for Sci-Fi &amp; Fantasy Writers\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-193-Blog-Images-1.png\" alt=\"Quote from Marketing and Selling Tips for Sci-Fi &amp; Fantasy Writers\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-193-Blog-Images-1.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-193-Blog-Images-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marketing and Selling Tips for Sci-Fi &amp; Fantasy Writers &#8211; How To Write the Future podcast, episode 193<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMarketing and selling, especially learning how to do it in written form, is also a form of magic. It&#8217;s just using words in a different way.\u201d \u2014 Beth Barany<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you ready to learn the skills needed to market your novel? In this episode of How To Write the Future podcast, titled \u201cMarketing and Selling Tips for Sci-Fi &amp; Fantasy Writers\u201d Beth takes listeners on an encouraging journey to guide you over the fear of marketing your novel. From crafting effective marketing hooks to using emotional tropes to how your own writing can market itself. Own your fear and get marketing ready with the supportive guidance from host and award-winning science fiction and fantasy author Beth Barany.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Platforms the podcast is available on:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/193-marketing-and-selling-tips-for-sci-fi-fantasy-writers\/id1641025914?i=1000750980105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061\/episodes\/18728470-193-marketing-and-selling-tips-for-sci-fi-fantasy-writers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buzzsprout<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6xWINR7NyO469gouN2LLxy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/I3ak6BPUOtc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I3ak6BPUOtc?si=7l1iX7LczAoAYQTr\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-large-player\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' charset='utf-8' src='https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061.js?container_id=buzzsprout-large-player&#038;player=large'><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>RESOURCES<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS &#8211; BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up to be notified when our training opens and get a short Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/apprenticeship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/apprenticeship\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Support our work for creatives!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buy me a coffee:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/bethbarany<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING &#8211; START HERE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/world-building-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/world-building-resources\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>GET SOME FREE WRITING COACHING LIVE ON THE PODCAST<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic with Beth Barany:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/story-success-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/story-success-clinic\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR FICTION WRITING BY A NOVELIST AND WRITING TEACHER AND COACH<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Schedule an exploratory call here and see if Beth can support you today:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/discovery-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/discovery-call\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About the How To Write the Future podcast\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Write The Future<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace. Hosted by Beth Barany, science fiction novelist and creativity coach for writers. We cover tips for fiction writers. This podcast is for readers, too, if you\u2019re at all curious about the future of humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This podcast is for you if you have questions like:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; How do I create a believable world for my science fiction story?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; How do I figure out what&#8217;s not working if my story feels flat?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; How do I make my story more interesting and alive?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This podcast is for readers, too, if you\u2019re at all curious about the future of humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transcript for episode 193 &#8211; Marketing and Selling Tips for Sci-Fi &amp; Fantasy Writers\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction and Overview\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hey everyone. Beth Barany here with How to Write the Future Podcast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[00:03] The Stigma Around Marketing for Writers\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s a camp of writers that looks down their nose at anything to do with marketing and selling, as if marketing and selling are totally separate from their dreams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is to say, if you wanna be a published writer, you need to learn how to market and sell your work. There&#8217;s no way around that. But it can be very, very scary because over the ages, the last, um, multiple hundred years, people have separated marketing and selling from being creative. As if they happen to, um, be two different people. As if they can&#8217;t talk to each other. As if these two skill sets have nothing to do with each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But actually when we sit down to write our stories, we are already selling. We are selling our readers on this illusion that they could be another person, that they could walk around in this other world and, and go on adventures and, and have dramatic ups and downs. That&#8217;s amazing. What we do as fiction writers is amazing. To me it&#8217;s magical.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[01:08] The Magic of Marketing and Selling\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So marketing and selling, especially learning how to do it in written form is also a form of magic. It&#8217;s just using words in a different way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you can learn how to be a fiction writer, then you can learn the skills of marketing your own work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now it is a completely different hat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[01:27] Learning the Skills of Marketing\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hat and the tools that we use to write fiction feel like totally different than the tools and the hat that we wear from marketing, but they can be learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most writers I know had to learn how to be a fiction writer, didn&#8217;t just flow out of them, they had to work hard to become fiction writers. I know I did, and same with marketing and selling. I had to learn those skill sets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So here&#8217;s a plug that you can learn marketing and selling. If you learn how to write fiction and are learning to write fiction, you can learn how to do marketing and sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[02:00] \u200aWhat&#8217;s the big difference here?\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What&#8217;s the big difference here?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In writing fiction we are creating a deep emotional experience for our readers with all the twenty six letters of the alphabet and words and punctuation and all kinds of things, right? Deep point of view and great word choice, and rhythm, story, pacing and structure, all these things, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So many things.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[02:23] Crafting Effective Marketing Hooks\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With marketing, we may have to learn how to write really short, right?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of writing a eighty thousand word novel, a hundred thousand word novel, now we&#8217;re learning how to write in ten words, twenty words, thirty words, how to describe what our book is about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And this is more like how to craft an appetizer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s a hook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I heard Taylor Swift, in an interview, when she was asked, well, what would you do if you weren&#8217;t writing songs?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And she said, oh, I&#8217;d be in advertising &#8216; cause it&#8217;s all about hooks. So she&#8217;s very focused on the hooks. And when you write pop songs, you have to be all about the hook. When we write our back cover blurb or our query, our marketing pitches, our memes, our things that we send out through social media, or email, those all are hooks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how do you give someone a little taste, a little taste of your book, uh, and you do it?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[03:19] Emotional Core and Tropes in Marketing\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With practice obviously, and experimentation and feedback and all the things that we do when we&#8217;re writing fiction and we think about what is that one thing that my reader is reaching for?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you had to look at your huge novel, eighty thousand words, oh my God, a hundred thousand words and what is the main emotion in that novel that readers are reaching for? Then, oh, how do I write about that in one sentence?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I think of my Henrietta The Dragon Slayer material, and also the short film I&#8217;m working on and I think, oh, adventure. Okay. That&#8217;s all right. I think bravery. I think courage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what I&#8217;m trying to do is find like that emotional core that gets people to sit up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re watching this on video, you may have seen me like, sit up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You sit up and pay attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re writing romance and you&#8217;re writing fantasy romance, paranormal romance, you might think of sweetness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I write sweet paranormal romances. I called them like little bite sized, sweet romances, like having a little piece of chocolate. So I&#8217;m associating the book with an emotion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you write dark fantasy or dark romance or something heavier or darker or more dramatic. Then, uh, what is the emotion associated with that? The deliciousness of the, of the drama? How do you encapsulate that?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now we can talk about our tropes when we mark it, we could talk about the emotion, we could talk about our main character. Those are predominantly the things that draw readers in. We could also mention our setting. Setting is a huge draw, so these are the things that will evoke emotion in our reader.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[04:57] Similarities Between Writing and Marketing\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what&#8217;s similar between writing fiction and marketing is that you are still evoking emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What&#8217;s different is obviously a novel&#8217;s much longer and marketing is much, much shorter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But you&#8217;re gonna use the same skillset that you use to pick the best word in a sentence, in in, in your writing with marketing. So it&#8217;s still about wordsmithing and it&#8217;s still about how does this idea, concept, trope, image land for my reader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So that&#8217;s my spin on marketing today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[05:29] Conclusion and Encouragement\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I teach writers on how to market, and I have some fun things coming in that direction later in this year. Stay tuned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m gonna say today about marketing for fiction writers, and especially for science fiction and fantasy writers, we have a lot of things going for us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So our job is to bring those out in our marketing and learn how to make them very short, and I encourage you to experiment. And if you have any questions on the topic, let me know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s it for this week, everyone. Write long and prosper. Oh, and Happy marketing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Need instructions on how to leave a review?<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/leave-a-podcast-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Support our work for creatives: leave a tip: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/bethbarany<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABOUT BETH BARANY\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/BETH-BARANY_2023_300px_01-e1701116328224.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27766 size-full\" title=\"Beth Barany\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/BETH-BARANY_2023_300px_01-e1701116328224.webp\" alt=\"Beth Barany\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beth Barany teaches science fiction and fantasy novelists how to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, teacher, consultant, and developmental editor. She\u2019s an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist and runs the podcast, \u201cHow To Write The Future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about Beth Barany at these sites:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/author.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Author site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coaching site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/baranyschooloffiction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School of Fiction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersfunzone.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writer\u2019s Fun Zone blog<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CONNECT\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Beth: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/podcast\/#tve-jump-185b4422580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/podcast\/#tve-jump-185b4422580<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email: beth@bethbarany.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LinkedIn:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bethbarany\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IG: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethbarany\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TT: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bethbarany\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FB: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethBarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethBarany<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CREDITS\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EDITED WITH DESCRIPT:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.descript.com?lmref=_w1WCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/www.descript.com?lmref=_w1WCA <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Refer-a-Friend link)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MUSIC CREDITS : Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uppbeat.io\/t\/soundroll\/fuzz-buzz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/uppbeat.io\/t\/soundroll\/fuzz-buzz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> License code: UMMKDRL02DFGKJ0L. \u201cFuzz buzz\u201d by Soundroll. 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