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Reading Notebook #14: Best Coverage of Publishing’s Current Dilemma

February 19, 2025April 25, 2010 by Jane Friedman 6 Comments

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Can Excellent Advice Make You Unhappy?

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Reading Notebook #12: Existential Angst at Work

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You Are Bad at Making Yourself Happy

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The Dirty Secret Behind Writing Advice

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Reading Notebook #8: Another Secret to Success Is Confidence

February 19, 2025February 6, 2010 by Jane Friedman 1 Comment

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Reading Notebook #7: The Secret of Successful People (at Work)

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