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EPISODE · Jul 16, 2026 · 19 MIN

#122 Your Draft Hasn't Changed, You Have

from Write, Publish, and Shine

In this season-ending episode, I'm talking about returning. Sometimes a draft changes when you look again. Sometimes the draft hasn't changed at all—you have. In this episode, I reflect on my own return to writing sixteen years after publishing Galaxy, what editing has taught me about attention, why returning to the same material is not failure, and how form often reveals itself through repetition, echo, and looking again. I also share a simple three-part practice for returning to a draft with your ear, your body, and the place where the writing still holds a little pressure. --- Get my Writerly Love Letters, sent Wednesdays and filled with ideas and care for you and your writing: rachelthompson.co/letters All of the notes for this episode are up at rachelthompson.co/122 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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