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The Panic of Never

Right there, the title, isn’t it the perfect phrase for a parent and a writer? The panic of never, the panic of never finishing a project, of never starting one, of never again having time to write, or never having the time you need.

I love Rachael’s follow-up suggestions as well:

Some Answers to My Own Question {Plus Some Friday Reads}

Which also includes this rad excerpt by Dean Young from “Selected Recent and New Errors”:

Do you think the dictionary ever says to itself
I’ve got these words that mean completely
different things inside myself
and it’s tearing me apart?
My errors are even bigger than that.

3 weeks ago
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What Writers Need to Know About Formatting (FAQs) | WritersDigest.com

Compilation of manuscript formatting FAQs

4 months ago - 7
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Top 10 FAQs - SCBWI

Frequently asked questions about children’s book publishing from the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators.

4 months ago - 11
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The Writing Life: My "Duh" Moment

On how accomplishing some goal doesn’t change your day-to-day life.

I remember talking to a writer friend who had a series of books published and was under contract for more. He still had a day job. We asked when he might be able to give that up. He laughed. Heartily.

Ah, well. And to us he was living the dream!

4 months ago - 4
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So You Want to Write a Book With MS Word

Comprehensive resource of links and tutorials for laying out a book in Word. Doing so is one of the most frustrating experiences, but at least here are some tips.

6 months ago - 11
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