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"caring for children comes with inescapable reminders of how days hurdle forward"
Abbie Kiefer, author of CERTAIN SHELTER, on how having kids gave her creative work a sense of urgency and why walks are an essential part of her writing…
Oct 31
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you're never going to get *caught up*, and that's okay
a calming question for times of upheaval + setting intentions for November
Oct 27
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it's my birthday (weekend)! let's give away some books!
plus announcing some great 🥳️pre-order bonuses🥳️ for THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH
Oct 19
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"caregiving brought out the importance of community in all aspects of my life"
Cameron Walker, author of HOW TO CAPTURE CARBON, on surfing, science writing and storytelling, and learning to ask for help in writing and parenting
Oct 17
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"we need to make decisions for the people we are, not the people we aspire to be one day"
Decision Coach Nell Wulfhart solves all our writing problems, from changing careers to deciding what to write next
Oct 8
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"Caregiving has completely quieted the angsty existential questions I had in my 20s."
Jun 20
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"you need less time to write a book than you think"
Jun 25
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the recovery is as important as the work
Jul 30, 2023
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"though my writing time decreased, my imagination bloomed"
Nov 30, 2023
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"Learn to embrace small bursts of creativity"
SAD GROWNUPS author Amy Stuber on being a debut writer at 55, learning to write for the joy of it, and breaking away from ideas of perfection in…
Oct 3
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how to make space for the big mess of a new writing project
or, writing through the messiness of real life
Oct 2
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how to embrace your "grand, spectacular failures"--and rewrite a whole novel on deadline
poet and novelist Rebecca Stafford, author of RABBIT & JULIET, on using the "but and therefore" rule to redraft a book in just eleven weeks
Sep 24
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how to embrace your "grand, spectacular failures"--and rewrite a whole novel on deadline
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what did you FINISH this month?
This September, we’ve been focusing on FINISHING WHAT WE STARTED—and I’m writing now to check in with you all.
Sep 22
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"The mother-artist is a great ghost."
poet and nature photographer Violeta Garcia-Mendoza on the invisibility of writing and mothering and her first book, SONGS FOR THE LAND-BOUND
Sep 19
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do you have a tricky decision to make in your writing life? get advice from DECISION COACH Nell Wulfhart!
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Sep 13
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three steps to finish what we started this fall
highlights from the fall planning party, featuring The Magic of One Thing, plus lots more resources for a productive and joyful season of writing
Sep 10
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join us for a 🥳️fall planning party🥳️ on Sunday, September 8, from 2-3 pm eastern
how to FINISH WHAT WE STARTED this fall, whether it's a poem, an essay, a pitch, that email to an editor you've been avoiding, or an entire book
Sep 6
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how we finish what we started
a fall 🥳️planning party🥳️, featuring the magic of One Thing, on Sunday, September 8th at 2pm eastern
Aug 30
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