Feeling isolated as a writer? Try this.

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There is a gift and a curse with writing. The gift: it can be done alone regardless of experience, on, offline, or both. The curse: it can be done alone and usually is.

Many creatives are loners; introverts who gravitate towards things that can be done solo. A laptop, pen and pad, or whatever is used to get the words out is our happy place, where we’re free from crowds to express ourselves…