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  • Started by Alex Benkast
    Or a surefire way to never finish your novel. "A plan executed imperfectly now, is better than a plan executed meticulously never." I’m not sure who said this (Elizabe...
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  • It is rich, lovely, and true, really draws me into the space and time of the narrator. Metaphors are revealing without being overdrawn. I was thrown off by a couple of...
  • I really like what you’re doing here. You’ve got some reall...my bewildered parents and said. “Your daughter has moderate to severe hearing loss in...e II (a form of Retinitis Pigmentosa which includes moderate to severe hearing loss al...

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  • Carolyn Grady posted a status
    NEED AN IDEA FOR YOUR NEXT NOVEL? Your book has been published, the publicity links have been made, and royalties are beginning to arrive as you breath...

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  • Whew! Thanks, ladies! I knew I wasn't the only one struggling, but it's nice to get confirmat...to write. Karen A. Wyle - It IS hard to shake edit mode, e...aNo is really just an exercise to write something, "perfection" be damned. Carson - T...
  • I once came across the notion of 'samskaras' (i.e., patterns) as ruts in a road. My sense of it is that the only way to reduce the ruts is via a bumpy ride across them...
  • Yes Melissa -- progress not perfection! For example, today I've done reading and revising. I hope that will lead to writing tomorrow...