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78. Writing comes from the heart and experience

Mon Jun 29, 2026, 03:17 PM

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You have freed yourself from some heavy burdens now it is time to tap into your experiences of life, let it flow into your writing. Life does get in the way, I know, I have started a novel and a children's books on poems and need to get back to it, but too many things have happened at once, the energy flow dried up but someday I will get back to writing. If you have access to other authors, please meet up with them; they will inspire you to write, most are quite lovely supportive people. Good Luck.

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