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Meg Oolders's avatar

Excellent piece, Andrew.

I've been a parent 11 years now and married 19 and I'm amazed sometimes to think how different my life feels today than it did in and around those personal transitions. Then I think about how differently I feel about things today than I did a year ago, and it's just as astounding. I'm getting better at trusting the kinds of raw feelings that demand to be processed through my writing, because there's a satisfaction in shedding those feelings, and giving them a vessel to live (or die) in.

Thank you for the insights on your writing process. I'm waiting for my next novel bug to bite. I hope I can approach it with as much honesty, and with the same willingness to allow it to shift and evolve, as you have.

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Christian Näthler's avatar

Great piece. Also really enjoyed Daniel Oppenheimer’s. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

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