
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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As always, Elizabeth, these are terrific links. I'm glad there are a few that have to do with writing during these times. Things are very unsettled now, and writers are impacted, just like everyone else is. I think it's helpful to acknowledge that and take care of ourselves.
We definitely do need to take care of ourselves, now more than ever.
Thanks for including Louise's IWSG post! She did a great job with it.
She definitely did!