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Sudha Chandrashekar's avatar

Thank you for this, Aditi. So many takeaways here. For someone who is a very slow creator, who agonises and doubts for months over a piece, who rarely sends her work out, this is a much-needed validation. Enjoying, loving the process and staying in the realm of creation is the best gift this accidental meandering into the world of writing has given me. And I'm lucky to have mentors like you 💖

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Kishan Gusani's avatar

It's a long-term relationship, yes! Like most things, people, I love, there's always a fair amount of regret, bitterness, and shame too. But it never diminishes any of that urgency or agency. Moments when I let go of trying to hold on I find my footing again with a new piece of work. So much better for our mental health as writers for it to be emphasised that we'll never lost our ability to make. It's just an incubation period sometimes, and that's it's own journey too

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