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Writing Advice

I happened to come across a great article, which is really an excerpt from the new book Getting There: A Book of Mentors by Gillian Zoe Segal. It was written by Matthew Weiner, the creator of Mad Men.  He talks about some of the ups and downs that he encountered during his career–and even before

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Writing and Baseball

With the baseball season in full swing and my Nationals–the consensus World Series favorites–struggling out of the gate, it dawned on me that writing novels shares a lot in common with being a major league baseball player. All right, fine. You’re right. They don’t have a lot in common. I was just saying that because I

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