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On writing The Ungraspable Book

On writing The Ungraspable Book

Or: How to use the unachievable to fuel your creative fire

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Apr 15, 2024
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It all started with a note posted by

David McIlroy
last week, a quote:

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”― Toni Morrison

It made me think, because do I write the kind of books I want to read? The reason why I don’t know the answer to this is because I’m a pantser rather than a planner. Pantsers versus pl…

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