Entries by AB Plum

Kicking the Competitive Craziness

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By AB Plum If you’re a writer, have you ever secretly—or maybe openly—dreamed of joining the ranks of best-selling authors? As much as I’d like to deny ever having caught that virus—not deadly like COVID-19—I can’t say I write without thinking about bestsellerdom. Competition simmers in my veins. By grade school, I burned to excel […]

Pandemic, Protests, and Privilege

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By AB Plum Paraphrasing E.L. Doctorow, “Writing is a socially acceptable form of committing murder.” I’ve been killing a lot of characters this past month. Not because the pandemic has demanded much of a change in my life. I, basically, lead a life of privilege. I think killing “the bad guys” is my way of […]