Sarah Kanning

This just in from the business section of the New York Times:
“Society is obsessed with the idea of talent and genius and people who are ‘naturals’ with innate ability,” says Ms. Dweck, who is known for research that crosses the boundaries of personal, social and developmental psychology.
“People who believe in the power of talent tend [...]

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As soon as I chose the domain name (theproductivewriter.com), I started second-guessing myself.
Productive? Is that my primary goal? I mean, what about “daring” or “dangerous” or “exuberant” or any number of other funky adjectives (I’m a writer, I know adjectives).
And if I’m not churning out 1500 words a day (or 500, or 200, or whatever [...]

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One of my friends is working on a novel. That’s novel, singular. An editor asked her to contribute a short story for an upcoming anthology, so she excerpted and expanded a section of her novel, focusing on one of the supporting characters instead of the protagonist.
Another good friend of mine is primarily working on one [...]

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