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"World of Coke" is my third-favorite episode of Narcos.

Looking back on this project, I think one of my mistakes was making it a bit too localized in Atlanta (it was called "Peached" because Georgia is the Peach State el oh el). A specific setting can certainly enhance your story, but it can also hold you back. Most people haven't been to the place you're writing about so they don't identify with it, but you also lose a lot of your worldbuilding options because it's a real place that actually exists. Meanwhile, I can do whatever I want with Long Point.

There wasn't even any specific reason for them to be in Atlanta. That's just where I'd moved to, and I thought it would be easier if the characters moved with me and I could take advantage of my new setting to spark ideas. It didn't work, and it's one of those lessons I had to learn the hard way.