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I've just discovered Ina, thanks to a friend of hers who recommended her. Now I am, too! She writes beautifully and gives me food for thought.
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Martha gets to the crux of personal writing in such a way I feel a need to go back and check to see if I'm living up to it. I want to be that writer she describes. She gets it. I want to get it, too.
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Amanda is such a kind, intuitive editor. I love reading her remedies for stale or stalled writing.
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Lev has been there and done that and now generously gives back. He's my inspiration.



















































