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The difference between good writers and bad writers has little to do with skill or practice.
It has to do with perseverance.
Bad writers quit. Good writers keep going.
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If you are a true creative — someone prone to perfectionism — then you are rarely pleased with your work. It always feels incomplete, never quite good enou...
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You’re just getting started as a writer. You’ve never published a book. And you want to. But you’re not quite sure how to begin. No publishers are kn...
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The other night, I had a conversation with a young woman who had a number of decisions ahead of her, one of which is whether she would go to grad school or travel the ...
The One Fear That Will Destroy Your Art
I have one great fear. One haunting apparition. One nagging hesitation. It lurks around every corner in life, waiting to destroy me. What is this trepidation that hold...