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    Lucy Van Smit

    Jun 02, 2022 3 minutes

    Lucy van Smit is an award-winning author and artist and has made multiple TV documentaries on writers.

    My writing life goes best, when I set it up the night before,’ she says. ‘I plan what scene or article I’m going to write the next day and leave a note on my computer. This takes the wriggle out of procrastination in the morning.

    ‘I love to wake early. I let the cat out the back door and do my daily energy medicine routine on the deck

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