Writing Is My Drink

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   (Part 2) Once Upon a Block: How I Got Through My Worst Block Ever | Writing Is My Drink

   January 14, 2012 at 8:06 pm

   […] Drink slake your thirst; find your voice Skip to content Home26 MinutesCoachingContactLearning to WorkWe Came to Say ← Once Upon a Block: How I Got Through My Worst Block Ever […]

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   (Part 2) Once Upon a Block: How I Got Through My Worst Block Ever | Writing Is My Drink

   January 14, 2012 at 8:06 pm

   […] Valian’s “Learning to Work” essay here: https://writingismydrink.com/learning-to-work/ Share this:FacebookTwitterEmailLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was […]

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   Part 3 Once Upon a Block: How I Got Through My Worst Block Ever | Writing Is My Drink

   January 14, 2012 at 8:07 pm

   […] Drink slake your thirst; find your voice Skip to content Home26 MinutesCoachingContactLearning to WorkWe Came to Say ← (Part 2) Once Upon a Block: How I Got Through My […]

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   November 29, 2013 at 4:30 pm

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   The Secret to Finding Your Writer’s Voice | Writing Is My Drink

   September 4, 2014 at 7:43 am

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   Getting More Writing From Yourself–Without the Use of Force | Writing Is My Drink

   October 9, 2014 at 12:57 pm

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   Learning to work, revisited | The Sketchy Scribbler

   March 13, 2015 at 12:04 pm

   […] writing. You can find the complete essay at Pauline Nestor’s website, “Writing is My Drink” https://writingismydrink.com/learning-to-work/  It was originally published in a book called Working It Out: 23 Women Writers, Artists, […]

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   Revive Your Abandoned Writing Project – Writing Is My Drink

   April 23, 2025 at 11:14 am

   […] “managing” here is your resistance. Could you do 20 minutes? 10? 5? In her piece “Learning to Work,” Virginia Valian writes about having so much resistance that she set her timer for just 5 […]

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