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'If I'm Not Creative, Am I Doing It Wrong?'

Being an artist means honoring whatever the world offers you - including your doubts, longing, embarrassment, and envy.

Heather Havrilesky
Jul 14, 2025
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Les belles vacances (1964), Jane Graverol

Hi Polly.

I’ve been a devoted reader for quite a few years now. So, so many of your ideas and encouragements have rung true for me and guided me through the thickets of my midlife journey-crisis-awakening. But there’s one consistent theme of yours that has always left me feeling puzzled, flat, and like I’m Doing I…

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