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Toni Morrison On The Fork In The Road All Writers Eventually Come To
She wasn't just a killer writer who won the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize. She also taught writing and this was her pet peeve.
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Linda Caroll
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Vulnerability In Writing
I love when we bump into another person’s thoughts, and their words reach out gentle hands and shape our own thoughts. Is there anything more beautiful?
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Linda Caroll
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Weird Post About Writers And "The Truth" About Finding Success
Someone else's "truth" isn't necessarily your truth. Nor should it be.
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Linda Caroll
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Are You A Perfectionist When It Comes To Your Writing?
Let's talk about what you're really saying when you call yourself a perfectionist.
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Linda Caroll
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June 2024

Does Boost (and Medium) Sometimes Get It Wrong?
A topic that keeps coming up in comments and private emails, so I want to talk about it out loud and public.
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Linda Caroll
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The Biggest Problem With Writing Is Earning Any Real Money At It
A lot of problems we see in the writing industry come down to money and we need to talk about it because problems don't go away by ignoring them.
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Linda Caroll
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Do You Know What "Writing For Boost" Even Means? I Think Maybe Not.
Plus, what Tony said about the internet, how it applies and a couple of suggestions
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Linda Caroll
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Two Sentences From A Medium Curator Gave Me A Basis For "Good" Writing
Changed how I look at being a nominator, editor and a writer. Hope it's helpful.
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Linda Caroll
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May 2024

Which is better, Medium or Substack?
Every week at least one reader asks me this question. So here's the difference between the platforms, and the one mistake too many writers make
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Linda Caroll
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Three Questions For Writers Who Aren't Getting Boosted On Medium
This is one of those hard topics, so we need to talk about it.
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Linda Caroll
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Truth, Lies and Medium.
Picking up where we left off with the sour grapes last week. Because sometimes enough is enough. If you have questions about Medium, bring them.
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Linda Caroll
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Sour Grapes About Medium
There’s a quote I love by Baudelaire. Says one should always be drunk. But maybe don't get drunk on someone else's glass of whine.
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