From the Desk of Erin Bowman

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A writing career isn't glamorous

Showing up and putting in the work for a job that has long been romanticized

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Erin Bowman
Nov 14, 2023
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A recent event I did where NO ONE showed up.

Humans love stories about people succeeding, especially after hard work. We seem to love this most of all when it comes to individualistic endeavors.

In almost any sports movie, there’s some sort of training time-lapse, the team/athlete sweating and putting in the hours, then emerging better-stronger-faster and…

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