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My Experience With a Developmental Editor

“You describe hot boys very well. Lol.” And other delights of working with a developmental editor!
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Will AI Take My Dream Job Before I Even Get It?

I’m scheduling this post 24 days in advance, so everything in it is probably extremely outdated. I’m kidding. But only a little. I’ve used AI at my day job–I doubt there’s many people who haven’t by now, whether you’re a healthcare worker or an athletic coach. We use AI to simplify our processes, speed up…
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The Helsinki Bus Station Theory

“It’s simple. Stay on the bus. Stay on the f*cking bus.”
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The Closest Exit

Keep in mind that the closest exit may be behind you.
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New Tires

I’ll probably never know for sure if that’s the reason for a query or manuscript rejection, but somehow that makes it even scarier. What if there was something I could have been doing all this time, something that I could spend an hour or two a week on, that would have turned a “no” into…
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Aces Low
And I wonder about stories/And the merit of meritocracy/And why I insist on playing cards/Aces low
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Parking Garages

I had this latest lightbulb moment on a day where I pulled into the garage, immediately saw a spot, and claimed it with no issue. Not that type of strife that usually brings about artistic genius.


