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Lena Dunham

If you're writing, you're starting in private. It can really be this amazing, private, freeing experience. Forget that it's for other people - that comes in later.

Lena Dunham

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When you begin writing, it is a personal and solitary process where you focus on your own thoughts without worrying about an audience. The idea of sharing your work with others and seeking their approval is something that happens only after you have created freely for yourself.

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