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Loglines and “The Next Big Thing”

January 3, 2013 A. B. Westrick Leave a comment

Ask a novelist what he or she is working on, and you’re apt to get a rambling answer because the…

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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

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I ramble about my writing process, including how I conquer writer’s block. January 23, 2019

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