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'My Writing Will Never Matter, So Why Can't I Stop Trying?'
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May 11, 2026 · 15s listen
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Dear Polly, I hope this finds you well. I’m writing after coming back to your column recently. Your perspective is always delivered with candor and sincerity, and you talk a lot about the emotional side of the craft of writing, so I hope you might be able to offer some insight to what’s eating me. I started writing stories …
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