How to Glow in the Dark

How to Glow in the Dark

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How to Glow in the Dark
How to Glow in the Dark
Did someone else have "your" idea? I'm not surprised--it was frankly inevitable, and it's okay
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Did someone else have "your" idea? I'm not surprised--it was frankly inevitable, and it's okay

Or: why metal detecting, my newest trash hobby, offers valuable wisdom for writers.

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Mar 23, 2021
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This newsletter is about metal detecting. Well, not really. It’s about the writing wisdom contained within my newest weird-ass hobby.

Like writers, people who metal detect are in search of buried treasure. Like writers, they generally dig and flail a LOT before finding anything good. And like writers, the thing most of them REALLY long for is not so much…

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