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Katie Van Ark
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NaNoWriMo - Day 4 - I get by with a little help from my friends...

11/4/2014

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Major word count breakthrough today at the Barnes & Noble NaNo write-in, plus a lot of laughs, and I'm reminded once again how important it can be to break out of writing as a solitary profession every once in a while. Writing is hard. It's hard work getting any words down, let alone the right ones. It's hard to show your manuscript baby to others. It's hard getting rejection letters on something you slaved over. I might like revision but it's still hard.

Today I am grateful for the many people around me who encourage me: my family and my skating teammates, who remind me there's life away from my fictional worlds, my writing critique friends who both tell it to me straight and lend their shoulders when needed, and my fellow Swoon authors and the rest of the cool cats who are noveling away this November. For those needing a little pick-up, here's some great writing quotes from BuzzFeed. Life's a coaster some times. Put your hands up and scream but don't feel like you have to do it alone.

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