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#1: Crappy First Drafts

EPISODE · Mar 31, 2020 · 4 MIN

#1: Crappy First Drafts

from Desperate Writing · host Lysa Lloyd

Blank pages are so daunting, so here's some tips on how to make the process of writing your first draft bearable. Follow me on http://twitter.com/lysatronix (Twitter), or subscribe to my http://tinyletter.com/desperatewriting (newsletter). Email me at [email protected].

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