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Victoria's avatar

Well, we are grateful you show up week after week. I look forward to your newsletters every Sunday 😃 They entertain, inspire, console. In an age where people get "clicks" for catchy images or viral videos...words are a tough sell. The recipient has to do some work (i.e READ), but when we do, i think the reward is so much greater than a reel or a tik tok.

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Julie Falatko's avatar

I was really into knitting about a decade ago, and there was often the question of "are you a process knitter, or a product knitter?" and I decided I was firmly product. I wanted the finished sweater/hat/tea cozy. But then, the more I did it, the more the product didn't matter, and I started to like the making more. Maybe this example doesn't hold up, since I haven't knitted anything in years. But I do think about it when I'm resisting going back in to a story or essay, because I know it's a mess still, and I wish it was just done already. Maybe the problem isn't that I'm a "product" writer now, but that I still haven't done it long enough to really truly trust and enjoy the process.

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