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Middle of the Book Blues

by Madeline Smoot | Dec 11, 2017 | Buried in the Slush Pile, writing inspiration

We’re coming upon the end of the year, and in my case, I’m coming upon the end of my WIP. I’m now 2/3 through the novel I started for NaNoWriMo, and I have hit the hump. You know, that slow, excruciating point in your writing where you already have ideas for...
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