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I Love Writing, I Do, But Is Loving It Enough of a Reason to Keep Doing It For Money?
How the digital age erased the line between creativity and unpaid labor ... They love your words, but never enough to pay your bills ...
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Art Meets Autism/Neurodiversity: Interview with Writer Sarah Teresa Cook
"For certain neurodivergent folks who struggle with a diffuse or fragile sense of self, writing can be a profound tool for regulation, orientation, and…
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Sarah Teresa Cook
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Hypergraphia and other impacts of bipolar depression and mania on the physical act of writing
Is this just part of the creative process? Or is it a symptom of mental health challenges that one might see as a positive symptom when it allows for…
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From Autopilot to Authenticity: Slowing Down to Find My Voice
Or on trying again to be the writer I really am, to get my voice and brain back from the inanity of algorithmic writing
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Essay Collection: Books Where Art Meets Psychology
Here's where you can find what I'm writing about books I'm reading, books I've written, and the broader world of books as a reader/writer
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Kathryn Vercillo
It's Okay to Unsubscribe If This Is Not For You
What are you willing to invest yourself into?
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Kathryn Vercillo
FINDINGS: How Writing Saved My Life, guest post by Nicole Force
Weirdness from the Research Rabbit Hole
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Nicole Force, Magical Western
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Being Creative Helped Me Cope, a guest post by Georgia Clare
Surviving Losses and Divorce by Making Jewellery, Decorating My House and Colouring
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Georgia Clare
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How Sharing My Depression Story Helped Me Help Others
"I felt that it was important for me to share the stories of these other women who had entrusted me with them, and in doing so, I felt safer and more…
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La vita della scrittrice ... What does it really mean to live a writer's life?
Not being a machine, I seem to require time and inspiration and energy and relationships and pauses and ebbs and flows and swells and emotions and…
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Art+Mental Health in The Last Confessions of Sylvia P.
Summary, takeaways, art/journal prompts and more from this riveting novel
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Mental Health Reasons I May Not Read Your Writing ... and Please Write It Anyway
Tips for worrying less about likes, comments, shares, subscribers, etc. etc. etc. ... and self-care tips as a reader
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