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  • ..., and writing kicks up the dust and rolls up the carpet sometimes to reveal much more than we thought we would when we first put pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard)! Writing is...
  • ...'t wait to get to that final page. I'd never thought this was a bad thing for an author. You've certainly given me something to think about as my fingers tap away at the keys. If I'm...
  • ..., what a fantastic story. Your feelings resonated with me in exactly the way you expressed they did for you. Ha! And what great company to be in. Fingers crossed that Julia Cameron wi...
  • Thank you for this reminder, Brooke.  There is a mix of feelings when writing a book, but I work to spend more of my mental energy on imagining how I'll feel when it's finished...and keep my fingers tapping.
  • ...entally at least, when life was filled with angst and I took everything personally. I do think different! And I always have, but I finally (*snap fingers*) believe that I'm OK. Of cou...
  • I write crucial scenes and dialogues in my head -- complete, or nearly so -- before I ever put fingers to keyboard.  (Taking a walk helps:  mindless physical activity seems to lull my brain into a more focused creative state.  If only housework did the same thing!)
  • ...thor blog. I have entered contests. And I might, just maybe, try Twitter, all during lunchtime and after hours here at work. To me and my trusty 'fingers do the walking' phone book, t...
  • ...e it personally!  Even when we get a "yes," it may not necessarily be about us. So, Laura, keep putting yourself out there and keep crossing your fingers -- but let the outcome go onc...
  • Thanks all! I'm so glad this was helpful, and thank you SO much for the positive responses I've already gotten to my big ask to join my author newsletter. I love hearing about your successful asks and how you are flexing that "ask" muscle, as you so rightly put it, Cate. Lea, fingers crossed!
  • ...it that fuels the writing...I have something valuable to say (confirmed by friends and strangers alike), and I'm proud of what is flowing from my fingers to the page. And I can't not...