Give your writing the gift of time

“[Hemingway] knew that a book or short story had its own timetable, and he didn’t try to force it. If a project needed weeks, months or years in the editing and rewriting phase, that’s what he gave it. Despite the same anxiety for publication that all writers share, he still gave his books the time they needed to develop. ” — Rachelle Gardner, on things writers can learn from Hemingway

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