Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them;…

Natalie Goldberg
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Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released. ✨ Natalie Goldberg (2016). Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, p.49, Shambhala Publications
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Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released. ✨ Natalie Goldberg (2016). Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, p.49, Shambhala Publications

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