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Effortless Rest
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“Do you have any advice for writing a novel whilst working full time?”
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Did Drinking Ayahuasca Change Me For The Better?
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“Do I need an agent?”
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Hot, Selfish, and Coming to Your City!
It is such a joy to be back on Substack, pausing my account felt very meta in that at the time I was writing a lot about the sacrifices we need to make…
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PRESSING PAUSE
I am having the best time writing pieces for this substack and the community grows every day.
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Why do you have such a problem identifying as a writer?
If you’re reading this newsletter I’m guessing you have this problem.
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Second Book Syndrome: Part 4
Taiye Selasi on second book syndrome and learning to surrender
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Second Book Syndrome: Part 3
Dr Camilla Pang on second book syndrome and crafting the mindset of 'there will be more books'
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Second Book Syndrome: Part 2
Dr Sophie Mort on second book syndrome and the difficulties of having multiple editors
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Second Book Syndrome: Part 1
Nikesh Shukla on second book syndrome and how the industry fetishizes the debut
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Something to Say with Abigail Bergstrom
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