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The Duality of Stillness: Pitfalls and Perks of Silence in Writing

There’s the silence of breathing room, and then there’s the silence of isolation

5 min readDec 21, 2021

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The Duality of Stillness: Pitfalls and Perks of Silence in Writing

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When Was the Last Time You Felt Appreciative?

A reminder that gratitude is good for you, and yes, that’s supported by science

4 min readJan 19, 2022

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Against a background of wooden boards, a twine-wrapped bundle of red tulips sits beside a small hand-written note that reads “Thank you,” paired with a red envelope.

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2021’s Best Warm and Fuzzy Writing Advice From Twitter, of All Places

Social media occasionally produces pearls; here are my 56 favorite writing tweets from this year

8 min readJan 1, 2022

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2021’s Best Warm and Fuzzy Writing Advice From Twitter, of All Places

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I love, love, love 'zines.

Thanks for the reminder to come back to this. I'd love to see what you do with your 'zine, and maybe this will push me a little closer to…

1 min readDec 27, 2021

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How It Feels to Be a Novelist Who Only Writes Poetry

What happens when writers have trauma to overcome

6 min readFeb 4, 2020

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How It Feels to Be a Novelist Who Only Writes Poetry

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Please Allow Me to Talk About Myself

In a writerly game of connection, I channel myself and my favorite charming villain.

10 min readDec 9, 2019

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Please Allow Me to Talk About Myself

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The Greatest Gift to Give Yourself This Holiday Season? Twelve Days of Devoted Self-Care

Why I’m spending twelve days this December on being kind and thoughtful with myself.

7 min readDec 3, 2019

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The Greatest Gift to Give Yourself This Holiday Season? Twelve Days of Devoted Self-Care

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Why I Still Do NaNoWriMo After Winning Six Times

A love letter to November’s annual writing adventure

7 min readNov 1, 2019

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Why I Still Do NaNoWriMo After Winning Six Times

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Two Steps to Getting Past Doubting Your Own Writing

Adjust your perspective and keep writing through it.

10 min readAug 11, 2019

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Five Kind Things You Can Do For Yourself Right Now

That don’t involve pampering, chocolate, or buying anything.

5 min readJul 27, 2019

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Crystal K. Li

Crystal K. Li

Wellness, writing, and whimsy from a compassionate curmudgeon, poet, artist + sometime social scientist. Inescapably multicultural. https://www.crystalkli.com

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