Book (& Craft) Alchemy

Book (& Craft) Alchemy

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Book (& Craft) Alchemy
Book (& Craft) Alchemy
The things we control

The things we control

And the things we don't

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Caroline Donahue
Jan 17, 2024
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A woman sits at a small desk between two windows with a calendar. She wears jeans and a casual top. Text: The things we control, and the things we don't

Writing is, most often, an exercise in surrender.

When we show up to the page, most of us have ideas about what we want to write, but no idea how the session will go. Consistency helps. The more often we show up, the less important any particular session is. We make progress with many small steps.

However, this doesn’t mean that we have cracked the code …

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