Episode 25 - Gretchen Rubin

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Episode 25 - Gretchen Rubin

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Dec 13, 2017

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Dec 13, 2017

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Why I Write podcast is produced by the National Council of Teachers of English and hosted by C.C. Chapman of "Accident Hash" fame. Why I Write is a bi-weekly podcast similar to Lifehacker's "How I Work" series in which we delve into the topic of writing by talking with authors from variety genres and methods to hear their take on writing and its importance both in their lives and how it should be important in each of ours.

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