Skin in the game why getting a tattoo helped me achieve my goals

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Stringing words together has been especially hard during the pandemic, but getting a new tattoo has helped me stay focused on writing
There are few things I dread writing more than book proposals. What could be more anxiety-provoking than writing what is essentially a lengthy book report on something you haven’t written yet?
Last year, as I was slogging through a proposal for the memoir-in-essays I’ve wanted to write for my entire career, I made a bargain with myself: get yourself a book deal, and you can mark the occasion with a new tattoo. Continue reading...

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