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Timothy Deer's avatar

I feel like I hear about this moment from so many amazing writers. The moment where you decide to get real with yourself and your book. Let’s all be so fucking real today.

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Marion's avatar

Thanks for this process post and all the others. It’s so good to know that some days it feels like WORK and that it can ALSO feel like a refuge. Both. And.

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Lynn Strom's avatar

Oh boy, I needed to hear this today! Thanks for always being so real. "Stop fucking around and just tell it already" - brilliant.

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Katrin Schumann's avatar

OMG “risky and fun” is definitely the way to go

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Audra B.'s avatar

Eye on the prize! And I love this writing energy!

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Jami Attenberg's avatar

Thank you!

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Amanda N's avatar

Hurray for losing your mind!

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Pips's avatar

Given I'm about to revise the first chapter of my memoir-in-progress for the third time, your words are very comforting. Thanks, as always, for sharing your experience.

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Tim Walker's avatar

"The tone can truly be a way in."

Amen to that!

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JUDY REEVES's avatar

Yep. Stop fucking around and just tell it already. What I needed to hear. Maybe yesterday I found a way in, a structure that might hold the wobbly thing up. Maybe. Today's foray will reveal more. Cute dog.

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