Alexandra Franzen | The Many Ways to be Visible
The Secret Library Podcast
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How to Define Success as a Writer
Many people don't think about, oh, I'm allowed to define what being a writer means for me. It always feels like some club that people feel like they have to prove they're allowed to be a part of and so they're looking for outside validation often from other writers on social media as to what it's supposed to look like. On the other hand, artists make art, writers write for a variety of reasons and one of those reasons for many people is the desire to make an impact. So I think it's like we just have to find that healthy balance in the middle, right? You're not dependent upon an influx of extra validation in order to feel okay but you're
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