Ep. 610: Looking Back on 2022: 5 Reflections on a Year of Healing

1/2/2023

Helping Writers Become Authors

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I share with you 5 gifts from a year of healing, in hopes you may also find them healing or inspiring in your own journey into the New Year.

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Ep. 610: Looking Back on 2022: 5 Reflections on a Year of Healing

Helping Writers Become Authors

More episodes from "Helping Writers Become Authors"

Ep. 627: 5 Ways to Use Your Character's Shadows to Power Your Story

Ep. 626: How to Create Insanely Complex Characters Using "Shadow Theory"

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Ep. 623: The Backstory Drip (Backstory Techniques, Pt. 3 of 3)

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