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Holly Ringland discusses overcoming creative fear and finding joy in writing.

Holly Ringland on Overcoming Creative Fear and Finding Joy as a Writer In this episode, I sit down with Holly Ringland — bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding — to talk about her first work of nonfiction, The House That Joy Built. If you've ever struggled with creative block, self-doubt, or the fear that you're just not good enough to create, this conversation is for you. Holly spent 20 years disconnected from her writing — not because the ...

People in this episode

Host: Pam Uzzell

Guest: Holly Ringland

Topics covered

• creativity
• writing
• overcoming fear
• self-doubt
• creative block

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding, The House That Joy Built

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