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The Mug Shot:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Look straight ahead and contemplate the lousy Kirkus review you\u2019re sure to get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Talk Show Host:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Place one hand under your chin and imagine listening to someone else, something you rarely do as a writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Orgasm:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Throw your head back and grin ecstatically after ordering a box of your favorite gel pens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The West Nile:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Sit at a scenic outdoor table at dusk, notebook open in front of you. If you contract the virus at least your mother will never have to read your memoir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The James Dean:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Turn up the collar on your leather jacket and give a small smile knowing your arch rival\u2019s book was remaindered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Corrections Officer:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Cross your arms while wearing something stark. Remember to showcase your proofreading symbol tattoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Barrette:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Push your hair behind your ear with one finger while considering what it would be like to have a job that\u2019s actually useful, like firefighter, or accountant, or… hair clip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Watergate:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Arrange the lighting so your face is bathed in shadow. Maybe you committed a murder like the one described in your novel, maybe you didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Curious Dog:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Tilt your head and wonder, how does The Times <\/em>really compile its best seller list?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cat Attractant:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Sit at an indoor table, laptop open in front of you. Stare pensively at the screen as you realize the timeline of your cozy mystery is horribly flawed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Load-Bearing Wall:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Lean sideways against a brick wall as if you are needed for support, as if you could actually provide support to anyone on a writer\u2019s income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The TV Commentator:<\/h4>\n\n\n
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Pose in front of your built-in bookshelves after replacing the dog-eared copy of Fifty Shades of Grey <\/em>with a pristine copy of Proust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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