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Last year, she was in a post-project funk. Now her book is out! An advice column update.

Nov 28, 2022

Plus, your reading recommendations for an artist and new mother

Jul 11, 2022

Plus: Advice on sharing your work

Mar 7, 2022

“I’ve spent most of my adult life resisting the possibility of romantic love because I feared how it would distract me from my writing work.”

Feb 7, 2022

For a writer who worries readers will think, “What the hell is wrong with this person?”

Dec 20, 2021

This weekly newsletter is going every-other-weekly

Aug 30, 2021

“I’d love to pour more of myself in . . . but I lose focus, get tired, get frustrated, feel disappointed in my progress.”

Jul 26, 2021

The author of Our Endless and Proper Work fields this month’s creative dilemma.

Jun 28, 2021

Can you convert sleeplessness into a creative asset?

May 24, 2021

The author of Make Your Art No Matter What fields this month’s creative dilemma.

Apr 26, 2021

“Every time I sit down to do work, my feelings of inadequacy take over.”

Mar 29, 2021

"I can’t find the juice and then I just feel terrible."

Feb 22, 2021

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