What I learned writing 100 essays in a year

On finishing, rejection, and building a writing practice.

Elena Marquez·
9 min read·Apr 28, 2026
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For the last decade, software has trended toward the enormous.

But quietly, a different kind of thing has been finding its audience. what i learned writing 100 essays in a year

When you sit down to write something meaningful, the hardest part is rarely the writing itself. It is the willingness to begin. The blank page is honest in a way few other things are; it asks you, plainly, what do you actually have to say?

What makes this moment different is not the tools. It is the audience.

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Elena Marquez

Writer. Designer. Thinking about the future of work.