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Tag: Valley Haggard

Stocking Stuffer for Writers

October 10, 2015 A. B. Westrick Leave a comment

The Halfway House for Writers is a book I’ll read again. And again. And again. Like Anne Lamott’s Bird by…

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Filed under: Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, craft, creativity, emotional truth, Halfway House for Writers, Julia Cameron, Life in 10 Minutes, Natalie Goldberg, process, revision, stocking stuffer, The Artist's Way, Valley Haggard, writing, Writing Down the Bones

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A fascinating interview with Frances Greenslade about her book Red Fox Road! https://twitter.com/ABWestrick/status/1381961365536047104

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Articles, Interviews, & Podcasts:

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I confess that I’ve stopped beating myself up over my process. It is what it is. March 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I talk about setting priorities in my writing life. February 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I ramble about my writing process, including how I conquer writer’s block. January 23, 2019

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