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Start Where You Are This Holiday Season

Post author:Lindsey Danis
Post category:self care for writers
Post last modified:December 27, 2021

For a long time, I tried to act as if–but swallowing my true feelings and putting on a happy face wasn’t fooling anyone and it wasn’t allowing me to connect to my friends and family and start something new. I stopped faking the Christmas spirit and decide instead to start where I was, setting up boundaries that protected my needs and honoring my feelings.

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How to Celebrate After Finishing a Draft of Your Novel

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Post category:the business of writing
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Post last modified:December 21, 2021

So I usually don't talk too much about works in progress while I'm writing them (how can I share with you where something is going when some days I'm not even…

What Editors Wish You Knew About Submitting to Literary Magazines

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Post last modified:January 6, 2025

No one ever teaches writers the ins and outs of submitting to literary magazines and journals. We have to figure it out on our own, and we make a lot of mistakes. Here are the top mistakes I see writers make when submitting to literary magazines, and what to do instead.