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Mistakes happen

David Gane
David Gane

Yesterday's newsletter didn't go to the right group, so I had to resend it tonight. It may even come out after I'm finished with this blog post.

I finished it early yesterday, did several edits, then had my wife read it before I sent it. Yet, it still failed—but nor the reasons I had considered.

Mistakes happen. You can check, double-check, and triple-check, and things will still sneak through. My goal is to put systems in place to catch them and, even when they fail, not to beat ourselves up. Instead, learn from our mistakes and grow.

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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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