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Why Writing Needs Speaking - by Santi Ruiz

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Writer's block isn't what you think it is.

I’ve been away from Regress Studies for about a month, because my wife gave birth to a beautiful bouncing boy. The Institute for Progress, where I edit by day, has given me a generous paternity leave, so I’ve spent recent weeks in a dreamstate, staring at the little man. It’s been amazing, but also humbling: my dreams of being marvelously productive while holding an infant in one hand have been mostly dashed. I did plant the back porch with an herb garden and organized most of the house. But very little writing has been accomplished. However, I have done some reading about writing, which…

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