Death Of 1000 Cuts

S5E18 - Bad Writing Takes (Writing Ramble)

Death Of 1000 Cuts

Show Notes

In this episode, I chat about getting back into writing after burnout, and embracing your personal writing manifesto. I have a bit of a rant! But hopefully with the understanding you are free to disagree. This is a writing ramble episode, so an unedited b-side where I talk about what's on my mind.

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