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'I Can't Build a Daily Habit!'
Art is a garden, not an operation.
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The Writing: What writing unproductively means
On the Atlanta shootings.
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'How Do I Write About My Identity Authentically?'
You think you have to write what you know. Don't.
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The Writing: What's a book you love that you wish had wider recognition? Why?
and Five Questions with Melissa Fu.
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It's Not the End of the World
Beginning in winter: a letter to your future and The Reading in 2021.
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‘What Is a Writing Community, Anyway?’
It's a simple matter of kindness, generosity, and surprise.
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‘Is Choosing to Stick to “Westernized” Tropes Also a Form of Freedom?’
It’s not a simple choice.
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The Writing: How do you know when a book is finished?
It's a process of getting to know your own work.
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The Writing: How do you approach the second (or third, or fourth) draft?
and Five Questions with Chelsea Biondolillo.
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‘I Have a Big Pile of Writing. Now What?’
It’s time to explore your own archive.
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‘Can I Quit My Day Job?’
Or, a metaphor for revision.
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Writing in private
The summer was immense.
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