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August 2, 2010

The Bane of Most Writers' Lives: Waiting

The new Glimmer Train bulletin is available, and in it you'll find a lovely piece by Olufunke Grace Bankole, called "Going Solo." Here's a small snippet:



There is a time, a season for each thing:
a time to act, and a time to wait. When I forget this, I struggle to make progress
with work that requires not force, but patient, gradual persistence. In this waiting
season, it is as if nothing at all is happening, and it can feel as if the things
that are, discourage us from continuing on. The...
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Published on August 02, 2010 07:08

August 1, 2010

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Published on August 01, 2010 12:32

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