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Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
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Tag: procrastination

  • Posted on Monday, March 5, 2018Saturday, March 3, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

How Deadlines Control My Chaos

I love deadlines. Seriously, I do. Always have. I work better with them. I’m someone desperately afflicted with what I…

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  • Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2016Monday, December 12, 2016
  • by Jenni L. Walsh

When It Comes to Distractions, Sometimes a Gal Needs to Rant

This week’s Deb posts are all about how we write through distractions. Or don’t. It’s funny, the Deb gals and I…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, December 6, 2016Tuesday, December 20, 2016
  • by Amy Poeppel

Writing with Distractions (or Sure, Blame Me and my Tiny Bladder)

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about that lady, it’s that she tends to blame others for her inability to…

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  • Posted on Monday, December 5, 2016Wednesday, December 7, 2016
  • by Crystal King

On Focusing. Or What’s That Shiny Thing?

This week’s Deb posts are all about our worst time-sucks and temptations as well as our tips on staying focused.…

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  • Posted on Monday, November 28, 2016Wednesday, December 7, 2016
  • by Crystal King

The Secret to Writing Is Simple

This week the Debs are writing about our experience of time: time writing books and the publishing timeline.  The venerable…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, November 1, 2016Tuesday, November 1, 2016
  • by Amy Poeppel

Pressure and Time: The Shawshank Method of Writing

This week we’re talking about how — as writers — we cope with pressure. Do we thrive under a deadline,…

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  • Posted on Monday, November 16, 2015Sunday, December 6, 2015
  • by Louise Miller

How Not to Write

  Here is my time-tested, foolproof method of not writing. If you follow these seventeen simple steps, you may never…

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  • Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2015Thursday, January 15, 2015
  • by Sona Charaipotra

The Word for 2015? Balance

So yesterday, I called Dhonielle all in a panic — after making her PROMISE not to beat me up —…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2015Monday, January 12, 2015
  • by Amy Reichert

Good Habits, Bad Habits, and David Bowie

This weekend I revisited the 1986 movie, Labyrinth, starring David Bowie, a young Jennifer Connelly, and a slew of Jim…

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  • Posted on Friday, October 24, 2014Friday, October 24, 2014
  • by Shelly King

How long lines, pink polo shirts, and pictures of kittens help me combat procrastination

Years ago, I was at a technical writing conference and the witty and wild Douglas Adams was the keynote speaker. He…

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