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Tag: Brown Girl Dreaming

Opening Lines

June 27, 2015 A. B. Westrick 8 Comments

I should complete a first draft before deciding on my opening lines. I know I know I know this, but…

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Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I confess that I’ve stopped beating myself up over my process. It is what it is. March 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I talk about setting priorities in my writing life. February 20, 2019

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