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Podcast: How to be an Author
Episode: A writer's guide to solitude
Description: Solitude is par for the course for an author- it’s necessary, at least at certain stages of the writer’s work. In this respect, solitude should be embraced. But it can be hard to do that. Sometimes, this solitude tips over into loneliness, that’s where it’s important to talk to someone. A friend. A writing coach. A critique partner. We live in a time when we are overly “connected.” Everything is “social.” And I put those terms in quotes because we also feel uniquely disconnected despite all of the technology we h...