My Writing (Wo)Manifesto May I overcome fantasies of perfection & just write write (right) now! May I find a joyful balance between academic & creative writing & living. May I accept that living fully is a form of prewriting, of gathering stories, of filling my writer's cup. May I allow myself to make mistakes, to write without fear, to understand that my work will always be in progress . May my words be helpful to others, may they find those that are seeking them. --Bobbi Faulkner What is Your Manifesto? After reading Sark's Thirsty Pens, Juicy Paper (2008), I took her up on her invitation to write a contract with myself, to write my own writer's manifesto. My writer's manifesto is published here to the left and transcribed above to the right. It is my contract with myself, my promise to stop letting my desire to be perfect keep me from writing. I will never get better without practice, and this (wo)mani
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