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I love it when deadlines have been successfully met. Or at least, not too badly missed. That's the best bit about writing – sending stuff off into the wild where people will rip it into tiny little shreds and send it back to you in the mail with a ransom note.
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or comments that say… yet again, you exist in your own little world and these red marks on your manuscript prove that. 😉
-j
Nice subtle Douglas Adams reference. I can no longer think of the word deadlines without that quote coming to mind.
Yeah, it is a wonderful quote. So, so perfect.
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