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Mar 4, 2023 15 min

Freedom through Constraint

from Writer Therapy - The Podcast Hosted by Sonal Champsee

How do you get deeper and wilder in your writing? What happens when freewriting covers a lot of ground, but all of it is surface-level? The book on from poetry is In Fine Form Stanley Fish’s “How to Write a Sentence and Read One Too” is available from many independent bookstores. George Saunders’ 200/50 Exercise is posted on his substack, among other places. Jennifer Manuel’s experiences with copying out work and also variations on this exercise are on her website (along with other resources about writing.) Writer Therapy: Like Dear Abby, but for writers. By Sonal Champsee, a real writer, but not a real therapist. Want my advice on something? You can write to me anonymously here. Subscribe to the newsletter (like the podcast, but written) to add your own comments and commentary, and also to let me know that people are still reading this, even if you prefer a podcast delivery. You can follow me on Instagram @sonalchampsee. Music free for use under the Pixabay content license, created by UNIVERSFIELD This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sonalchampsee.substack.com

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