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A Part of the Process

David Gane
David Gane

How do you know when it’s not working? How do you know when you are struggling and you just need to get out of your own way to make it work?

Discovering this is the reward of doing the work on a regular basis.

It is about familiarizing yourself with your tastes, your dislikes, and your work habits and it is about knowing when it is time to for a change.

This is more than techniques. Techniques are just tools. This is about the beekeeper who gets up every morning to work his bees and and help them make the honey.

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Co-writer of the Shepherd and Wolfe young adult mysteries, the internationally award-winning series, and teacher of storytelling and screenwriting.

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