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Lalitha's avatar

This looked perfect when searching and I was totally gonna save and like it, without realising I already liked and saved it in the past once

Gonna read again <33

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Garima Mamgain's avatar

Absolutely love you sharing this. Writing is lonely. Your post feels like I am talking to a guide.

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Starr's avatar

Love this. Thank you so much for so many great resources.

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Teddy Mac's avatar

Brilliant. Thank you for such a fascinating list!

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Taylor Onski's avatar

as someone who is always scared to start writing for many reasons and anxieties, this helped beyond measures

thank you ❤️

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tea’s mystery shack's avatar

This is exactly what I was looking for and thank you so much for this precious advice !

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TheQuietFeast's avatar

Thank you so much for all these helpful ressources ✨

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Rafaela Kottou's avatar

hi! really tangibly helpful piece, altho my process looks very different — I tend to start with a moment, smth I noticed on my way to work or read on the subway or saw in a TV show. Then I write about the moment; I describe what I saw and I allow my tone to naturally develop. By the end of my first draft, I come to realize how I feel about the initial moment. Then I go back to the beginning and revise with the final realization in mind. that said, your process sounds like it rlly streamlines things + probs saves a lot of time!

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Jessica Ramos's avatar

I learned something new today! This essay was rich with resources and I'll be going down some rabbit holes on some of the websites you provided very soon. Thank you for this.

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Sheconomics's avatar

Hey, I just wrote my first piece today about feminine economics and beauty as capital- would love any and all kinds of feedback. Thank you xx

https://open.substack.com/pub/esha22/p/the-feminine-economics-of-beauty?r=gp86x&utm_medium=ios

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saz's avatar

yeah i used to read more references before i did write a short essay

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twisha's avatar

What a wonderful read, rich of resources I had never heard before. I particularly liked and agree with the penultimate paragraph. Thank you for being so generous with sharing your resources and tips.

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angelique's avatar

Thank you for this, I have no doubt I'll be referring back to this often! As a young writer trying to avoid becoming oversaturated by the internet, this will be quite useful 🧡

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Adeena Fatima's avatar

Bro, this was actually SO useful! I want to get more into writing on Substack, because it seems like a great way to get better at writing and expressing my opinions. But I easily get overwhelmed by all of it and start overthinking everything 😭. So, thank you for this!

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nilüfer's avatar

amazing content! thank you for sharing with us. it will be helpful for me as a beginner on here :)

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Beyza's avatar

I love you for giving me new inspiration for topics and sites to deep-dive into!!! This is absolutely amazing tsm!!!

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