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Anniversary Essay: YEAR THREE
Thoughts from my third year on the Substack Platform.
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Helen Redfern
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CRUMBS FROM THE WRITING DESK #3
A Writer's Junk Journal Diary | Week Beginning 9th June 2025
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CRUMBS FROM THE WRITING DESK #2
A Writer's Junk Journal Diary | Week Beginning 2nd June 2025
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CRUMBS FROM THE WRITING DESK #1
A Writer's Junk Journal Diary | Week Beginning 19th May 2025
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Navigating the Troughs: Finding Inspiration (and Not Allowing the Negativity to Take Hold) in the Low Bits of Your Writing Journey
For when the writing journey feels a little dispiriting.
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Writing about my goals and projects from April 2025:
How did reality live up to my plans?
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A very positive rejection
And how the book proposal edit is going.
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Behind-the-Scenes of an Agatha Christie Essay
How did it feel to be writing something out of my comfort zone? What was the initial spark and what did my research and writing process look like?
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Helen Redfern
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Chatting about my goals for Q1 of 2025: How did reality live up to my plans?
Goals, projects and statistics for Q1 of 2025
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How my writing journal influenced the recent changes in my Substack newsletter
Documenting my frustrations, my battle with a foggy head and feeling terrified that my writing career was over.
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Helen Redfern
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How changing my newsletter meant changes for my non-fiction book proposal
How tweaking one thing can shift your entire perspective.
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What's in a name?
Is 'anxious writer' really the name I want for my newsletter?
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