The Book I Want to Write
by Paul Zakrzewskiin 📚 Literature
The Book I Want to Write
About the Substack
I focus on the place where urgency meets resistance—what gets in the way of the writing the big, scary things you want to. Also, home of THE BOOK I HAD TO WRITE podcast. Currently publishes 2x a month.
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About Paul Zakrzewski
I'm a writer and book coach/writing instructor. Working on a hybrid memoir. I host The Book I Had to Write podcast; & my newsletter, The Book I Want to Write, was chosen by Sarah Fay as one of “20 Best Creative Writing Substacks."
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