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How to Cook a Book: The Bad Writers Club

How to Cook a Book: The Bad Writers Club

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Dec 25, 2023
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I’m fascinated by writing groups. Retreats, writer salons, WhatsApp accountability groups, I can’t get enough of them, particularly if they’re about food.

So, as I emerge slowly from the latest How to Cook a Book retreat at The House of Dreams, pondering on the magic that always happens here and marvelling at the books that will be born as a result, I’m …

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