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The Lines I Didn’t Publish No.8
Behind the scenes of “Good Boy, Dewey,” writing to process pain, and being okay with incompleteness.
Sep 11 • Grace McClure
The Lines I Didn’t Publish No.7
Behind the scenes of “A Folking Good Time,” getting out of your writing’s way, and knowing when to end it.
Aug 1 • Grace McClure
The Lines I Didn’t Publish No.6
Behind the scenes of “Ugly Photo,” thoughts on rereleasing an essay, Substack stats 15 months apart (on the same essay), and my audio setup.
Jul 16 • Grace McClure
The Lines I Didn’t Publish No.5
Behind-the-scenes on my latest essay, "I Thought Adults Knew Everything", stopping writing mid-sentence, and the A/B title feature.
Jun 14 • Grace McClure
The Lines I Didn't Publish No.4
Behind-the-scenes on my latest essay, "Then Everyone Died".
May 12 • Grace McClure
The Lines I Didn't Publish No.3
I ran my latest essay through Anne Lamont and Neal Allen's "36 Rules for Better Sentences" framework. Did it make my writing better?
Apr 17 • Grace McClure
The Lines I Didn't Publish (No.2)
Notes from behind the editors desk: What didn’t make the latest essay (and why).
Apr 2 • Grace McClure
The Lines I Didn't Publish (No.1)
Notes from behind the editors desk: What didn’t make the latest essay (and why)
Mar 10 • Grace McClure
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