By Jessica with contributions from writing coach Vernetta K. Mosley, PhD A particular kind of silence happens when you open a blank document and cannot type a single word, not because you don’t know what to say, but because some part of your brain has already decided that whatever you write will not be good enough. You have the knowledge. You have the education. You even have some success. Still, you sit convinced that the moment someone reads your work, they will see throu

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