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Subscribe nowEvery writing project I’ve ever worked on, at many points in its creation, has felt like a lost cause. Even those that finished strong felt…
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Read MoreIt all started last November at 2nd and Charles, a bookstore in Hagerstown, Maryland. It was there, that my friend Al Clingan handed me a…
Read MoreIn her essay “Furor Scribendi” Octavia Butler wrote: “First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit…
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