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SLANT LETTER: How to Wake Up Your Writing
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SLANT LETTER: Unicorns + The Problem of Overpromising
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SLANT LETTER: Madeleine L'Engle and Every Writer's "Circle of Quiet"
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SLANT LETTER: A Writer's Practice of Paying Attention
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SLANT LETTER: Finding Simplicity on the Other Side of Complexity
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Writing craft and soul care for the creative life for writers like you, from your friendly editor in book publishing. Plus honest prayers + benedictions for we angsty, ambitious, internet-exhausted writing folk.
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