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“Dear Editing. . .” An open letter to the friend I’d like to make. #amwriting #amediting

January 12, 2016January 13, 2016 / Eve Messenger / 6 Comments

This year I made two New Year’s resolutions:

#1 – Stop asking “why.”

#2 – Learn to love editing. Here’s what I had to say about that in a guest post for Melanie Noelle Bernard’s blog. . .

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