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The Secret Life of Mirror Neurons
On empathy as the essential practice of the writer.
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Just Weird Enough to Work
The case for taking creative risks + seven things from George Saunders
13
October 2023
Learning from the Literary Device of Juxtaposition
A Close Reading of Tish Harrison Warren’s Prayer in the Night
7
August 2023
Writing into Paradox
A personal essay from me + a writing prompt for you.
27
July 2023
What to Do When the Words No Longer Fit
Creative possibilities for language that you’ve outgrown, is outdated, or outright cringeworthy.
15
June 2023
“One hundred shades of hard, tender, and gorgeous”
Links plus some personal news.
13
April 2023
Finding Your Defiance and Creating Anyway
A studio conversation with writer Ashlee Gadd
10
A Case for Owning Your Weird in Your Writing
For the ones who fear their creative vision is too much
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Stephanie Duncan Smith
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February 2023
What Publishing Can and Can’t Do for You
How to deal in an industry built on high hopes and the madness of variables.
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Stephanie Duncan Smith
30
January 2023
SLANT LETTER: How to Wake Up Your Writing
The art of making the common uncommon.
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Stephanie Duncan Smith
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November 2022
SLANT LETTER: Unicorns + The Problem of Overpromising
The quickest way to erode reader trust + how to avoid it.
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Stephanie Duncan Smith
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October 2022
SLANT LETTER: Madeleine L'Engle and Every Writer's "Circle of Quiet"
Reflections on my recent L'Engle writing retreat
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Stephanie Duncan Smith
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