Mariëlle S. Smith is the author of 52 Weeks of Writing: Author Journal and Planner. The book helps writers to plan and work on writing goals all year, reflect on your experience writing, and keep you inspired with weekly prompts. 

In this episode, we discuss her writing process, and:

• Being brutally honest with yourself
• Journaling for anti-journalers
• And more

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This Week’s Writing Prompt

I suggest setting a timer for 6 or 8 minutes, putting the writing prompt at the top of your page, and free writing whatever comes to mind. Remember, the important part is keeping your pen moving. Right now we just want to write something new and see what happens.

This week’s writing prompt is: Write a letter to your future self: the one who never stopped writing. Keep the letter close in a spot you’ll remember, and each time you find yourself stalling, take out the letter and read it to yourself. 

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In this episode, the author recommended these womxn writers:

• Cassandra Snow, author of Queering Your Craft: Witchcraft from the Margins
• Clare Sager, author of Beneath Black Sails

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