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      <title>Going Back and Forth Between Writing Posts &amp; Finishing My Short Story Trilogy</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Ever since I decided to finish my short story trilogy it’s been a constant struggle for balance. The drive to finish editing and publishing my stories as ebooks is stronger than my need to post on my blog. However, it doesn’t mean I stop posting.&#xA;&#xA;But it also means I may end up missing some deadlines or typing up my posts on the fly. I will try to stay consistent in my posts as best I can. I will also let you know when I publish my stories and post a link to them.&#xA;&#xA;Thank you for your patience. Let’s keep on writing.&#xA;&#xA;writing&#xA;blog&#xA;editing&#xA;publishing&#xA;shortstories&#xA;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://remark.as/p/ernestortizwritesnow.com/going-back-and-forth-between-writing-posts-and-finishing-my-short-story-trilogy&#34;Discuss.../a&#xA;&#xA;!--emailsub--&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever since I decided to finish my short story trilogy it’s been a constant struggle for balance. The drive to finish editing and publishing my stories as ebooks is stronger than my need to post on my blog. However, it doesn’t mean I stop posting.</p>

<p>But it also means I may end up missing some deadlines or typing up my posts on the fly. I will try to stay consistent in my posts as best I can. I will also let you know when I publish my stories and post a link to them.</p>

<p>Thank you for your patience. Let’s keep on writing.</p>

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