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ERRR #076. Nathaniel Swain on Writing to Learn

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The Building Block of Writing

I thought back to this sentence from Simon and I just want to share it because it's just great. Like an exposed cliff face of sedimentary rock that reveals the geological past of a landscape, we see in Maguire's statement the historical layers of his anxiety. It's one sentence, but it does so much in one sentence, doesn't it? Exactly. And it's also like, it's like a sass on this guy. You know, he's a white cello Australian that Simon's having a crack at. But it's also done. So good. Also, I really like, you know, the two points that you use to bookend that summary of the

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