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Aim for the target

’m not normally a fan of targets. Back when I had a ‘day job’ (my current job has no such parameters – I write at all hours, even in my head) and being told I had to reach such-and-such an achievement by such-and-such a time was something that didn’t float my boat. I was lucky enough to be able to give that up years ago. Having my life divided into somebody else’s idea of achievables could only go on so long, especially when all I wanted to do was make stuff up for a

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