Fine. I admit it. I get frustrated by all the charlatans willing to take advantage of writers searching for a formula for writing well. There’s no law against it, of course, and I suppose there’s an argument that it’s dishonorable not to take stupid people’s money. But come on, people. Even if someone could simply hand you a map to
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To write is to struggle. You know this, or at least, you sense it, though to write you have to ignore it often. The struggle is endemic, so common it’s hardly worth mentioning. And yet, people who don’t write have no idea, no frame or context for this. And so we often wonder why it’s so hard and if it’s
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“All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste.” – Ira Glass What makes it so difficult to know what we’ve said is knowing so well what we meant to say. Missing the mark. It’s a definition of sin. There’s a lot of talk these days about the “gifts of imperfection” and embracing
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“I am a writer. Therefore, I am not sane.” ― Edgar Allan Poe Dear X, I appreciated your note, my friend. And I’m grateful for it. I’ve seen your struggle and I know how hard you’re working to progress and capture everything well, and also accept help. I knew your journey would be a special challenge, and while your issues
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