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The Newbie Novelist
Lessons from a first timer.
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Stay-at-Home Orders and Stay-at-Home Moms
Stay-at-Home Orders and Stay-at-Home Moms
How the pandemic is sending us all back to where we started
Sara Bates
Apr 5, 2020
Run Like Your Novel Depends On It
Run Like Your Novel Depends On It
When having your butt in the chair isn’t working, try moving it instead.
Sara Bates
Dec 18, 2019
Writing a Novel is Not Like Running a Marathon
Writing a Novel is Not Like Running a Marathon
Writers don’t get free bananas.
Sara Bates
Dec 5, 2019
Sara Bates
Dec 4, 2019
Don’t Believe You Can Finish Your Novel?
It doesn’t matter. Just keep writing.
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Sara Bates
Nov 21, 2019
Permission Slips for Writers
Self-empowerment on a sticky note.
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Sara Bates
Nov 21, 2019
A Metaphor for My First Draft
Some people are shoveling sand. I’m digging a swimming pool.
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Sara Bates
Nov 21, 2019
Feeling Alone When Someone’s Right Next to You
A short story about loneliness and the choice to move on
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Sara Bates
Nov 14, 2019
How Mister Rogers Helped My Writing Process in an Unexpected Way
You’ve got to do it. Every little…
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Sara Bates
Nov 3, 2019
Still Writing My First Draft
Is it normal to envy another’s process?
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