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Lev Parikian's avatar

Did you write this one specially for me? Writing and birds – double tick.😬

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Suw Charman-Anderson's avatar

I'll confess, it did cross my mind when I was about half-way through. 😆

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Michael Woudenberg's avatar

I started writing a long time ago but only formalized my work in Substack about a year ago. It's made me much better in this skill as I've pushed on essay per week and it's stretched my mind as I look for counter-intuitive insights to share.

I also started, and am nearing completion of a novel. What writing has taught me is so much more respect for those who write. It's not just putting ideas down. It's learning, unlearning, and relearning as you write ideas down.

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Lisa Rajan's avatar

Suw! Lev! Together in one place! This has made my day. I love these triangles when people I know know each other! I love this post Suw - you're so right. You do have to enjoy the process of writing and enjoy the journey more than what happens to the end result. So true.

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Suw Charman-Anderson's avatar

Small world! I only met Lev here a few weeks ago, but have been really enjoying our conversations!

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Taegan MacLean's avatar

What a fitting metaphor for the writing life. Great work Suw!

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Suw Charman-Anderson's avatar

Thank you!

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