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William Kenower is the author of Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write With Confidence, and Write Within Yourself: An Author’s Companion, and the Editor-in-Chief of Author magazine. In addition to his books, he’s been published in The New York Times, Writer’s Digest, Edible Seattle, Parent Map, and has been a featured blogger for the Huffington Post. He also hosts the popular podcast Author2Author. His new book, Everyone Has What It Takes: A Writer’s Guide to the End of Self-Doubt, will be published by Penguin in May 2021. f

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Here are some ideas:
Milestones (examples)
Finishing the 1st draft of your manuscript
Getting out of your writing funk and writing for two week straight
Sending your polished manuscript to Beta Readers
If you’re proud of it, send it to us and we’ll let you know if it can go in!

Writerly News (examples)
Getting an agent
Award announcements
Short story publication news

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Email us at pnwa@pnwa.org with the following:
Subject line: Member News and Milestones
Your legal name (so we can look you up in or registration system)
A 50 word or less blurb
Link if applicable
Image of yourself or something related (Ie. book cover)

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