Thank you for your wonderful reflection.  Especially love the last line!

God, I love this. Irreverent humor is my thang. Also, saying, "thang" which most people find annoying. YOU, on the other hand, are not annoying. You are brilliant. 

This was insightful, entertaining and encouraging. It made my morning. Thank you!

Thank you! Kellen I take heart from your article; I will quit if I feel like it, I will be disappointed, it's okay to be impatient and break the rules. But above all else I won't give up those crazy dreams...ah, one day.

I really enjoyed this, Kellen, thank you! And you're right about all of it - funny, sad, and true! Wishing you good luck with your memoir.  

Great advice. I, unlike Kellen, like to know I'm not alone in the struggle of the journey that is writing a book. And I found parts of myself all through her article. Thanks so much.

Love this! Thank you for sharing!

Enjoyed this post. It's a nice counter to other posts on writing. The wonderful thing is that all of them are true. There is no one way to write a book and no one way to be a writer. Keep writing! :)

What a very, very helpful post. I see a lot of myself here. I find it quite liberating, especially since what you say is the opposite of a lot of what has already been said. I don't mean that other perspectives don't have essential truths, but that...