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Masterclass: Manifest the writer you want to be
30th January, 6.30pm GMT | Free masterclass for paid subscribers
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Nataliya Deleva
On otherness
and acquiring a language
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04. Notes on Craft with Lily Dunn - Part 2
on the messy and rewarding dance between memory and meaning
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Nataliya Deleva
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Dr Lily Dunn
Start the year slow
Yep. Instead of pressuring my body after the holidays, I choose an Ayurveda massage
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Nataliya Deleva
Instead of New Year's resolutions, I offer you banitza
In the last hours of 2024, as I prepare the food and set the table, I think of the cultural layers I carry with me, 20 years after leaving my childhood…
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03. Notes on Craft with Lily Dunn - Part 1
Writing the self: memoir, memory, and craft
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Write Well Day 24: Learn to finish
and congratulations on completing this online course; celebrate tonight
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Write Well Day 23: Learn to self-edit
and then, eat your cake as a reward
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Write Well Day 22: Balance showing and telling
it's that one again, I know
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Write Well Day 21: Avoid clutter in your writing
It’s tempting to add more: more description, more dialogue, more action.
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Write Well Day 20: How to manage self-doubt
Self-doubt is part of being a writer.
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Rituals that keep me going
and bring magic into my day
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Write Well Day 19: Celebrate small wins
As writers, we can be our own harshest critics.
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