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That deadline joke is the story of my life, unfortunately. That wooshing sound has become background noise.
posted by
adnohr
on September 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I have taken anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 years to finish a book.
posted by
Kabu
on August 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Re: Pat
I hear ya. In college, I was a 'reporter' for most of the first two semesters, and then our editor was involved in a bad accident, and I was made editor. I did it for four years. As the old Doobie Brothers song goes, "It Keeps You Running!"
posted by
BigV
on August 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Your joke about deadlines was right on target. My journalism instructor was a retired beat reporter/editor for a major St. Louis paper, and he fit the Lou Grant image of a rough & tumble editor who took no prisoners when it came to deadlines. Helped immensely when I applied for a job at a local weekly as a part-time reporter.
posted by
Pat_B
on August 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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