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Deadlines Add Life to the Writing Process

March 3, 2016 by Anne Janzer 2 Comments

Deadlines Add Life to the Writing Process

Deadline. The word itself has an ominous, unsettling feel: the point beyond which you must not pass. According to Merriam-Webster, the word originated in an actual line beyond which straying prisoners would be shot. Ouch. Deadlines feel like impending doom if you’re not prepared. Ask any college student in the days before midterm papers are due. Yet the word […]

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