Writers, they’re just like us! They fret, they procrastinate, they fondle talismans, sometimes they even pray. This week, in the second part of “Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers,” we’ll get down and dirty with some seriously successful scr ibes. But first, I want to reintroduce you to my kneeless, odd-toed ungulate

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Heartless hinds, fishmongers, and lots of thumb-biting.

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