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the second annual good creatures gift guide
đŸŽ¶ all I want for Christmas is for youuuuu đŸŽ¶ to pre-order 🎁 THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH 🎁 for a mom you love, plus a bunch of other excellent gift ideas

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"How am I going to encourage my daughter to pursue her dreams if I don’t wholeheartedly pursue mine?"
author, journalist, and speaker L'Oreal Thompson Payton on drawing inspiration from Beyoncé and Toni Morrison, making sure her daughter knows her as a

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton
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what can you put down this month?
self-compassion in a season of 🌟holiday magic🌟, plus setting intentions for your writing life in December
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November 2024

"Write what nourishes you, and it just might nourish the world, too"
poet and novelist Kristen Holt-Browning on being part of a community of care, claiming time for creative work, and publishing her debut novel, ORDINARY

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"what I refuse to do is give up or count myself out"
poet and textile artist Amy Bornman on her new book, BROKEN WATERS, making art in really compressed time, and why stepping outside of traditional

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"we must risk delight"
a check-in: how are we making space for what matters now?
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October 2024

"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

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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
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it's my birthday (weekend)! let's give away some books!
plus announcing some great đŸ„łïžpre-order bonusesđŸ„łïž for THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH
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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
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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
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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

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