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the incredibly slow process of book #4
the different approaches I've taken so far, why I tried something new, and what I've done so far
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i grew up in novels. real life isn't like that.
how books made me think life would be different and how i'm coming to terms with life as it is.
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why i write
a calling, a duty, a language? for another little girl, life lessons? why?
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Who I thought I'd be
thank goodness for growth and not being the person I was as a teenager
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books i'd live inside
magical and fantasy based books i truly wish were real worlds.
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who are you without an audience?
don't be a chameleon. who are you compared to who you portray?
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how stories find us
a look into minds, stories, and how they correlate with growth
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the pressure to be brilliant: when it's never good enough
an ode to perfectionism and the dreamers within us. show up for yourself
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this is what healing looks like
alt titles: I Was the Only One in My Monster Hall of Fame; Invisible Girl, Creative Woman; I'm Not a Bad Person; Unlearning a Lifetime of Shame
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books that feel like a glass of wine and a slow dance in your kitchen
the hearts call for slow spring days and a glass of chilled wine
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how to write through heartbreak
how your emotions can be a conduit to your heart's creativity.
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the myth of the productive writer: on slow creativity
forcing your creativity versus listening to it. plus, a note on turning off the 'noise' all around us
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