Substack

  • Writing has always been solitary work. Most of the time it’s just you, a blinking cursor, and a mind full of questions you’re not entirely sure how to answer. Questions about craft. Questions about publishing. Questions about whether you’re doing any of this the “right” way at all. The Dear Indie advice column exists for…

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  • What you’ve been missing on Substack…

    A number of articles have already been released here as free previews from the upcoming book Because I Bore Witness. This gallery highlights a small sample of the essays, articles, and testimonials that will appear in the book. Alongside these previews, you’ll also find writing advice I’ve shared with fellow writers along the way. Go…

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  • Essay III — Thou Shalt Not Kill (Unless I Say So)

    Essay Excerpt: “Murder is not just an act.It is a rupture. It breaks something in the person who commits it, whether they admit that or not. This is why war does not end when the fighting stops. This is why soldiers come home altered. The psyche cannot reconcile the self who believes I am a good…

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  • Substack Article: Essay II – Unto Caesar Live

    Latest Substack article has released this morning.You can find it directly here:https://lynnlesher.substack.com/p/essay-ii-unto-caesar Or if you’d like to check out it and more of my work go to the linktree here:https://linktr.ee/writerbachman

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