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What Meeting My Favourite Author Taught Me About Comparison.

By: itsashchow June 24, 2020July 30, 2020

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I got caught in the trap that writers who rely on their work for a living fall into. I focused less on the joy of writing, and more on how I could make it work for me. I wanted to grow and earn a substantial living. I was hungry for more validation, money, and readers. I wanted to be known for my beautiful prose and stories, just like the author whose words I’d stumbled on.

Your Words Matter (even when it doesn’t look or feel like it)

By: itsashchow May 8, 2019May 8, 2019

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s a writer, there will come a lesson. It might look like a long walk up a high hill. Or a hard wrestle with self and with worth. But when you do finally emerge—a light, in even the darkest and loneliest places within you, will turn on and illuminate the truth that your words are enough.