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Sara Bates

Don’t Break the Chain!

My Twist on the Mythical Seinfeld Method

3 min readApr 23, 2021

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Don’t Break the Chain!

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Sara Bates

Stuck in the Web of Self Doubt?

Here’s one way to get out

2 min readMar 13, 2021

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Stuck in the Web of Self Doubt?

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Sara Bates

My Shattered Subconscious

Time to pick up the pieces. Again.

4 min readJan 9, 2021

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My Shattered Subconscious

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Sara Bates

Silence the Inner Critic!

Great advice, but, like, how?

4 min readJan 8, 2021

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Silence the Inner Critic!

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Sara Bates

There’s Never a Right Time to Begin

Do it today. Then do it again tomorrow.

3 min readJul 12, 2020

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There’s Never a Right Time to Begin

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Sara Bates

Writer Moms: Can We Do Deep Work While the Kids are Home?

Maybe not. But that doesn’t mean we’re shallow.

9 min readJun 11, 2020

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Writer Moms: Can We Do Deep Work While the Kids are Home?

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The Newbie Novelist

Stay-at-Home Orders and Stay-at-Home Moms

How the pandemic is sending us all back to where we started

5 min readApr 5, 2020

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Stay-at-Home Orders and Stay-at-Home Moms

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Sara Bates
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DataDrivenInvestor

Stop Trying to Set the World on Fire

A mindset shift to keep from burning out.

4 min readApr 2, 2020

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Stop Trying to Set the World on Fire

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Sara Bates
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The Newbie Novelist

Run Like Your Novel Depends On It

When having your butt in the chair isn’t working, try moving it instead.

4 min readDec 18, 2019

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Run Like Your Novel Depends On It

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The Newbie Novelist

Writing a Novel is Not Like Running a Marathon

Writers don’t get free bananas.

4 min readDec 5, 2019

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Writing a Novel is Not Like Running a Marathon

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Sara Bates

Sara Bates

Functioning Perfectionist. Library Enthusiast. Recovering Lawyer. Stay-at-Home Mom. Not so patiently writing my first novel from five to seven each morning.

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