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with some thoughts on satisfaction and prayers

One of my latest whims is that I’ve convinced myself I’m not a ‘good’ writer, whatever that means. What I write feels boresome, dense, lifeless — which I’d say is the biggest sinner for any writer, to have their words exist with little to no emotion. It’s as if my writing is the page you turn without sparing a glance to get to where you want in a book, what you skim through. It hasn’t been easy, finding a red string to connect all I wish to tell you. Usually, my writing process for Delicate takes initially two steps: brainstorming and threading, where I pick a red pen and make lines between…

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