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  • I plugged away for five years on a bad novel. I could feel my heart wasn't in it, but I thought that if I just kept working at it, I'd reach a breakthrough. I didn't....
  • Sandra, congratulations! Thank you for sharing your journey here. This is a beautiful way to end this series of posts (and I love the photo of the handwritten poem in the window). Your thoughts on your breakthrough poem are poignant.
  • Spike Darbyfield had been born Maeyken Elizabeth Janzen, and her sister Margarethe Christina Janzen—both getting their names from 16th century Anabaptist martyrs.  Spi...
  • Kamy, Thank you so much for your reply. Yes, I think you're right that the breakthrough moment often comes just beyond the height of the frustration--and that makes the final product all the more rewarding. I look forward to getting to know you better as well. Warm regards, Lisa
  • Diane Meier commented on her article She Writes for Free
    I know. As Bill Clinton might have said - I feel your pain! I'm looking for a breakthrough in modeling here - and I'll bet there are many - maybe a v modest fee for downloads, the way...
  • As someone who has been a self-employed artist for most of my career, and am now  writ...aterial and partner with SWP.  I co-authored a book earlier in my career for a modest royalty, mostly a labor of...
  • Dear Lisa, thank you so much for sharing this with all of us at She Writes. I especially appreciated your observation that writing is hard work, and that a love-hate r...
  • Yesterday was really hard but today I had a plot breakthrough (the best ideas always come in the shower). I feel like I am getting the bare bones of the story down, an...
  • This week has been like molasses. Had a little breakthrough this morning to helped unstick some things, but this article is a nice boost, too. Part of my journal pract...