January 23 (1977): Roots debuts, a miniseries that traces the saga of seven generations of an African-American family. Airing over eight consecutive nights on ABC, it is the highest rated week any network has ever had. 

As writers, we often feel pressure to finish our projects. But what if this short story we are working on is actually a novel, or this novel is actually a trilogy? Take the time to enjoy the world you’re creating—isn’t inhabiting a reality created by your imagination why you became a writer in the first place?

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