Leigh Shulman

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"You don’t have to publish the final memoir if you don’t want, but you won’t have anything to publish at all if you try to write your story according to someone else’s feelings about your story." leighshulman.com/writing-a-m…

You won’t do the work if you have more than three goals. ed.gr/bk7pt leighshulman.com/do-the-work…

"At twenty-two we could drink like beautiful androgynous unafraid fish." A must read from Guernica and Lidia Yuknavitch. The kind of writing that helps shape your own. guernicamag.com/woven/?utm_c…

"It’s completely fine if you just want to write and share your words with your friends and family, but once you start getting into the world of sharing with the wider audience, you have to be prepared to look at it as a product." leighshulman.com/set-intenti…

I always say the best way to learn to write is to read! Learn from the writing process of other writers. Voila! An interview archive from The Paris Review! theparisreview.org/interview…

When you receive advice, you’re given a window into your work that you wouldn’t have seen on your own. When you give feedback to others, you strengthen your own editing and critiquing muscles. leighshulman.com/give-and-ge…

Some of these I would never have guessed! Which writer's inspire you to write? lithub.com/the-books-that-ma…

"Once you have a whole list of the themes with the symbols and motifs supporting that theme, you can begin to think about the ways your imagery supports or distracts from the theme." leighshulman.com/using-theme…

"Self-doubt is part of the process. Come to terms with it, little one. Let self-doubt in, but don’t make a bed for it." And the last piece of advice is my favorite. lithub.com/7-things-i-wish-s…

In this article, Rene Denfield includes an example of violence in a John Grisham novel. By creating a distance between the... lithub.com/dont-make-violenc…

"Then there are the times we sabotage ourselves because doing what’s best for ourselves and taking care of ourselves in the way we most need is anxiety provoking and unpleasant. And sometimes, you won't." leighshulman.com/most-import…

More ways to find writing work and how to know your pay range! thewritelife.com/find-freela…

"If the best way to improve your writing is reading, then when you’re finished reading these stories, you’ll have completed a masterclass in short fiction." leighshulman.com/short-story…

People often ask me how do you balance writing jobs to make sure you have a steady income! Some advice within this link. thewritelife.com/financial-r…

"It can be hard to fully believe in your writing, especially when a piece of writing is in progress." leighshulman.com/book-writin…

"If you try to find the right place to begin, the right time, the right place, the right inspiration, you’ll never start." leighshulman.com/creative-pr…

"They’ll help you flesh out details about your character’s psychology that can help fill in blanks as you work out what early wounds and psychology lead your characters to act as they do." leighshulman.com/unforgettab…

"According to a study about exposure therapy, neuroscience demonstrates that extinction, or disappearance of phobias, is not due to an unlearning of the fear, or a complete conquering of the phobia." legalnomads.com/conquering-f…

"You don’t have to publish the final memoir if you don’t want, but you won’t have anything to publish at all if you try to write your story according to someone else’s feelings about your story." leighshulman.com/writing-a-m…

"One thing that I come back to often is that my Objective was to write and publish books while gardening for fun and relaxing by traveling with my family." leighshulman.com/set-intenti…