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MHN. Well, hello there. My name is Morgan Harper-Nicles. I'm an artist and a writer, and this is a space where I share words that I hope can make a little room for you to slow down and take a few deep breaths as you prepare for whatever lies ahead. Thanks for being here today. And now on to today's episode.

Today's episode is for my creatives out there. It's for those who are desiring to use their story

or their art as a way to connect with others. And whether this is something that you're

just interested in as a hobby or you're just curious about where could my story or my poetry or my

art go or it's something that you're interested in having as a full-time career. I just wanted to take a

moment to give you three different ways to make a difference in your creative work and to help

you thrive when it comes to your creative work. It's no secret that, especially when it comes to the

internet, it is very hard to get your work seen. You can spend hours or weeks or years even

working on projects only to share them with the world and then receive crickets and nobody seems to respond.

This might sound strange coming from me because I do happen to have a lot of reach on the

internet with what I share, but I still deal with this on a regular basis. I'll spend a lot of

time on something and then I get

discouraged when I share it and it didn't get the response that I was hoping for. So if you ever

dealt with that and that has left you questioning, is my work even good? Is this something that is

even worth pursuing or putting time into? I just wanted to share these three practical

tips that I recommend trying so that you can make a difference in your work. And when I say

make a difference, I don't mean become famous and everyone in the world knows what you make,

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