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• Episode #420: How to Spot and Avoid Self-Indulgent Writing: If you can spot, objectively analyze, and eliminate these seven kinds of self-indulgent writing from your story, you will have taken a huge step toward streamlining your book into powerfully-focused art.
• Episode #421: Learn 5 Ways to Take Risks With Your Writing: Here’s how to take risks with your writing that will spur you to greater growth as an individuals–and, by extension, give you the opportunity to share that growth with the world.