500 Words
by Martha Conwayin 📚 Literature
500 Words
About the Substack
Super-short musings on creativity — and a writing prompt for weekend writing. Subscribe for free to receive 101 writing prompts.
My goal is to write 500 words per day. What's your goal?
About Martha Conway
My latest novel is The Physician's Daughter. I teach creative writing for Stanford University's Continuing Studies program.
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