How To Get Unstuck
by Amy Shearnin 📚 Literature
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How To Get Unstuck
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Writing your way out of the restlessness
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About Amy Shearn
Author of 5 novels, including Dear Edna Sloane (Red Hen Press, 2024) & Animal Instinct (Putnam, 2025). Essays in New York Times Modern Love, Oprah Daily, & elsewhere. Teaches writing & works 1:1 with writers.
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