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Heartbeats

Mariah Friend

Heartbeats is for women reclaiming their creative life from the margins. Written by someone who did it slowly, imperfectly, and with a toddler in the next room.

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Hi! If you’re new here, I’m Mariah. I just published my first book, The Pattern Shop and I’m starting my second novel, Odessa. This is a new series called “Write a book with me.” Each week I’ll be sharing updates f...

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    Former ICU nurse. Author of The Pattern Shop, a book I almost didn't finish. Writing from the trenches of motherhood and building a creative life, reframing the systems that tell us we're not enough. \ud83e\udd8b

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