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Sandra Austin Mello's avatar

Controlling your narrative for consumption purposes is capitalism at its core. Grind culture. We’re all sick to death of it. What I enjoy reading the most from you or anyone is when you stumble over a nugget that hits home. If my writing moves me, it has more chance of moving the reader. You gotta go for the sticky vulnerable stuff regardless of what your overarching theme is. Jobs, aging, searching for employment are all provocative and lined with sticky stuff. Feel your way through this and don’t try too hard to organize that Idea Factory. I love your drawing—we’re all friggin nutz and that’s our charm. Thanks for this piece!

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Krissy Teegerstrom's avatar

I have been in this place! Here's my hot take: Your inspiration channel is open, which means you'll have more ideas than you can humanly pursue. Now you have to work on being in the moment and listening to your heart and intuition when it's time to write (or create). You can't analyze or quantify or crowdsource what to do next. You have to feel it. When you feel it, we will feel it, too.

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