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How Publishing Changed My Relationship to Writing (Part 2) (opens the original)
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Header illustration by Heather. As I write this, Underneath the Palm Trees is out in exactly four months.Four months is a good chunk of time. Four months is also not that far away.When I wrote in my notebooks as a kid, the process was simple: I wrote something, I closed the notebook. Maybe I opened it the next day and started a new page. Maybe I re-read what I wrote the day before. Maybe I never read it again.That younger writer had no idea what a roller coaster publishing would be in the future
How Publishing Changed My Relationship to Writing (Part 1) (opens the original)
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Header illustration by Heather. Here’s a little secret I’d like to share with you today: it took me years to figure out the many differences between writing and publishing your writing. You may be thinking, isn’t it obvious? What I mean is that, in many ways, the act of writing became intertwined with my goals for publishing my work. Writing requires finding a space, and the time, to write. And then, you find the will to begin. You follow an idea. You transcribe the scribbles in your notebook. I
6 Writers on Their Emotional Support Beverages (opens the original)
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Header illustration by Heather. Hi all,Here’s a little bonus issue for this month. How many beverages do you keep on your desk when you’re working on a new project? Is there a bevvy you prefer to keep close during creative work, versus admin tasks?If you follow me on IG, you probably know I’m a matcha girlie. I’m always curious about what fuels artists to keep going so I asked a few writers about their favorite emotional support beverages. Read about their faves
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