Writing more with less.
Guest: Brie Williams, https://twitter.com/briezillionaire
CONSUME: Getting on with James Urbaniak (podcast), specifically episode 22 “Status”
CREATE: Write a 200-400 word short story, It can be a monologue. Or it can be a dialogue. But every sentence must be short. Make them 6 words or fewer.
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