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  Photo by JD Mason on Unsplash Hi and happy spring! I hope everyone's doing well.  Apologies for the long pause between posts. I've moved to  Substack  to do more book-related updates. I didn't want to add this subscriber list there because I've been on the receiving end of a "surprise" subscription and usually don't appreciate it. But if you'd care to join me on  Substack  for my monthly musings on the writing life (complete with book and sometimes TV recommendations), please do. I'd love to have you! You can subscribe for free here . I've tried to keep this blog primarily career-focused and so with that I'll share the latest ups and downs. As I think many will attest, it's rough out there. Several editors who sent freelance work my way were laid off last year. I've applied for a number of full-time jobs and haven't gotten too far. Sometimes I'm not surprised as I know I'm competing against hundreds of applicants (...

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