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Try to write in a directly emotional way, instead of being too subtle or oblique. don't be afraid of your material or your past. be afraid of wasting any more time obsessing about how you look and how people see you. be afraid of not getting your writing done.
-Anne Lamott
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Try To Write In A Directly Emotional

Anne Lamott
Try to write in a directly emotional way, instead of being too subtle or oblique. don't be afraid of your material or your past. be afraid of wasting any more time obsessing about how you look and how people see you. be afraid of not getting your writing done.
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