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the truth about the truth
the advice that’s easiest to give and hardest to follow
Oct 3 • David Moldawer

September 2026

the all-important you version
getting comfortable in your own voice
Sep 19 • David Moldawer
blah blah blah
talk first, type later
Sep 12 • David Moldawer

August 2026

take something down
the good stuff is in the way
Aug 8 • David Moldawer

July 2026

leave the resistance at zero
defer the dread instead of denying it
Jul 18 • David Moldawer

June 2026

walk away from your problems
the fastest way through a writing block is out the front door
Jun 27 • David Moldawer
the little games
why every artist who lasts learns to fool themselves
Jun 20 • David Moldawer
would you buy your book?
in fact, would you even bother to write it?
Jun 14 • David Moldawer

May 2026

reach for the ceiling
your talent is real, and so are its limits
May 30 • David Moldawer
the acid test
stop looking for solutions to writing problems—the solution is writing
May 16 • David Moldawer
thirty books isn't a book
why firsthand observation beats secondhand knowledge
May 2 • David Moldawer

April 2026

smoke and convenience
why your book should be more bookish
Apr 11 • David Moldawer
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