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She's been doing a project called Wordless News every day for about a year now and next week she's going to be doing drawings based on stories she hears right here on MORNING EDITION.

Is there any difference if I substitute "going to do" for "going to be doing"? Thanks.

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Not any semantic difference in this particular sentence. For the semantic difference in general see "future progressive" versus "simple future."

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Going to do drawings means that she will do drawings on at least one occasion.

Going to be doing drawings means that she will do drawings repeatedly.

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