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The Writing Pause
On creation, solitude, and the panic of the aging artist
Dec 31, 2023
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Amber Sparks
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April 2023
It's Okay to Love the Moon
In defense of common images in literature
Apr 27, 2023
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Amber Sparks
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Time Enough at Last
The seductive, dangerous dream of more space for the creative
Apr 7, 2023
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Amber Sparks
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January 2023
How to Write In the Dead Ass Midwinter
Skip this if you just love January
Jan 23, 2023
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Amber Sparks
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July 2022
The Library Keeps Making Me Cry
On Nostalgia and Writing Toward Mystery
Jul 7, 2022
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Amber Sparks
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January 2022
The Ghost is You
On Trying to Write During a Pandemic
Jan 31, 2022
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Amber Sparks
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Learning to See Double
On Taking an Imagination Walk to Generate Fiction
Jan 19, 2022
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Amber Sparks
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November 2021
On Living Influence
And then, living without it
Nov 27, 2021
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Amber Sparks
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September 2021
Breaking the Spell of Silence
Why We Need More Writing About Infertility
Sep 2, 2021
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Amber Sparks
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July 2021
On Writing Toward the Insignificant
Writing about big things by going smaller
Jul 21, 2021
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Amber Sparks
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June 2021
Against Mythologizing the Practice of Writing
When the Dream Derails the Process
Jun 10, 2021
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Amber Sparks
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May 2021
Thirteen Ways of Looking at Not Writing
It’s a lifestyle choice, really
May 9, 2021
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Amber Sparks
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