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how novelist Carolyn Prusa finds the humor and the heart in her characters' difficult marriage
creating complexity in a relationship, plus the hilarity of a hurricane evacuation with two small kids and a class pet in tow
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"I think the creative brain and the caring brain are essentially the same"
a good creatures interview with TOUCHED OUT author Amanda Montei on caregiving and creativity and creating new narratives around mothering and…
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let's chat: bad moms and art monsters, or what are you reading?
I read a *ton* this summer, and lots of it was great, and much of it was medium, but there are two books I keep thinking about and have been dyi…
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how poet and essayist Emily Mohn-Slate thinks like an archeologist to pull drafts out of her notebooks
using kind eyes and a rigorous process to turn freewriting into polished drafts
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planning party round-up!
our best ideas for planning your fall writing life for productivity and joy
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it's a 🎉planning party🎉 and you're invited! Sunday, August 27, 3-4pm eastern on zoom
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"any act of making, no matter how small, is valuable and meaningful"
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"understand that there will be setbacks but also gifts"
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"creativity happens not just alongside but within the duties of motherhood"
a good creatures interview with writer Robin LaVoie on parenting a child with nonverbal autism, seeing caregiving and creativity as intertwined, and…
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I love it when a plan comes together (+ a 🎉planning party🎉 invite--this afternoon, 3-4pm eastern!)
mapping out your hopes and dreams for fall writing; or, how to get a lot done without burning yourself out
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how novelist and psychotherapist Yael Goldstein-Love uses her characters' psychology as a portal into writing
bringing the rich sensory experience of early motherhood into writing, plus nursing and let-down as "a kind of cosmic compass"
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it's a 🎉planning party🎉 and you're invited! Sunday, August 27, 3-4pm eastern on zoom
a low-stress guide to planning your writing life, with help from special guest Erin Flanagan, novelist and planner extraordinaire
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"caring for yourself as a caregiver is a necessary and hard job in today’s world"
writer and podcaster Stephanie Jucar Cooley on Waldorf education and slow living, acknowledging the support we have in caregiving, and getting…
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how Wolfish author Erica Berry approaches research as "a deeply omnivorous act"
Cornell boxes, citation as conversation, and free association as a starting point for writing and research
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"understand that there will be setbacks but also gifts"
a good creature interview with writer Sarah Wheeler about treating her ADHD like another dependent, keeping a rejection leaderboard, and paying…
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the recovery is as important as the work
setting intentions for August, or how to write through the swamp of late summer
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thread: what are you working on? (plus a fun giveaway!)
Hi there! There are a ton more of us now, so I thought this might be a good time for a chat and a giveaway. (And if you found us via my piece fo…
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