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May 18, 2021 Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig reflect on the traits they’ve noticed in successful writing careers. Should you write everyday? Do you have to be good in a room? Is it more important to be original or flexible?

We also follow up on genres, typos and address a listener question on harassment.

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UPDATE 5-23-21 The transcript for this episode can be found here.

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