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How Separating Internal and External Change Can Transform Your Writing—and Your Life
writing craft, personal growth Mara Eller writing craft, personal growth Mara Eller

How Separating Internal and External Change Can Transform Your Writing—and Your Life

I learned something recently that feels simultaneously mind-blowing and also like something I’ve known for ages:

A bittersweet ending results from the combination of a negative external change plus a positive internal change.

Let me explain.

Every story operates on two levels: internal and external. . . .

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