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Oct 4Liked by Sari Botton

"I can’t ever seem to write the things I intend to, and instead I end up telling stories I never thought were very interesting or important. These always seem to be the parts of my books that people like the most. It’s a complete mystery to me. " -- interesting. can't control these things.

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Some really good advice in this piece, thanks for sharing your process, Katherine

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I’m looking forward to reading this one. Beautiful.

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i love Wintering (it is an annual read--and actually this was a reminder to pull it off the shelf now) and Enchanted as well as Katherine's substack. thank you so much for sharing a bit of Katherine with us. she is a gem.

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Well this is heaven!

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Glad you enjoyed this, Emma!!!

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The pandemic ruined my attention span for reading as well and I’m still recovering. Nice to see I’m not alone.

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I struggle with it, too.

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Oct 4Liked by Sari Botton

I write to discover. I read to connect with another person’s experience.

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Thanks for this introduction. I’m named after my grandmother who was Kathryn May. And, like you, I mostly hate writing. I’m euphoric for a day or two, but mostly I agonize over each word. Still, I can’t not do it. Double negative intended. I look forward to enjoying your work.

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