oh daaaamn this hit home so hard 
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It's hard out here when you want to stunt and feel like you HAVE to show all your skills...but I guess writing a novel isn't an OWL exam? I'm trying to convince myself I can spread the magic out and only keep what serves the novel, not my ego.
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“keep what serves the novel, not my ego” is basically my new writing mantra tho
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Word. I think the idea that we always have to prove we are worthy enough pushes a lot of this mentality. Sigh.
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Needed to see this. Was randomly stressed about the book after my next book cause it will be "quieter" probably and I'm realizing I'm stressing for no reason.
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I am forever stressing over the book after the next book. So I feel you on this.
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I love this! And this was how I felt when drafting More Happy--I was like "I can do gay and Bronx and sci-fi-lite and ghosts and more!" I removed the ghosts haha.
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oooh BUT THE GHOSTS! I keep telling myself it's okay if certain elements end up in a different book. But I guess that means trusting there will be other things to write.
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It took four books for the ghosts to reappear, but they're at home in the fantasy book where they always belonged :) and MORE HAPPY was allowed to stay focused on what it was always supposed to be.
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This is all the flex you need.
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Wow. Love that quote. Thanks for sharing.
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this is a really, really lovely quote and it's something i should prob pin to my laptop as i'm planning this next wip
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It seems to me that the greatest gift any of the people involved can give a creation is selfhood--it's *own*, not ours.
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pretty sure I needed to hear this word today too. Gracias!
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Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Needed to hear this.
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I needed to read this wow
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Good advice, follow your gut.
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Love this quote!
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That's a great quote. Thanks for sharing.
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Such wisdom
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