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Wallowing in the Writing Mud

Wallowing in the Writing Mud

On that Piece of Writing that Keeps Giving You Fits

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Jenn McClearen, PhD
Mar 16, 2023
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Sometimes my writing flows across the keyboard like a babbling brook, while the birds of my idea world sing a coherent tune in my head. Other times, my fingers become mired in the muck of my swamp-brain and the argument that fails to materialize. Instead of smart solutions for getting out of the mud, today I'm offering a kindred spirit. It's sometimes just comforting to know that others, too, spend time wallowing. 

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