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Charlotte Rains Dixon, MFA's avatar

Baby steps, mindset matters--hear, hear! Great advice. Thanks for this.

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Marta Lane's avatar

Right? Mindset matters. You're welcome, Charlotte.

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JR Hampton's avatar

This is wonderful, Marta. I love the "dreamers" who share how they stuck to it--I think those are my favorites. ~ J. :)

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Marta Lane's avatar

I'm so glad these inspire you. They inspire me too. I love chatting with dreamers! Every story is different, but a common theme is resilience.

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Linda Berlin's avatar

I agree 100 percent! Finishing is the hardest part, but returning to your manuscript over and over again is also hard….

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Marta Lane's avatar

Spoken like a writer, Linda. Both are true.

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Marta Lane's avatar

Emma, what a lovely way to affirm what Linda said.

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Daniel Lane's avatar

Being a lifelong creative means getting used to starting over. Again and again. Every new project is in essence starting over. But when it comes to the time and effort in writing a book, that starting over is daunting and impressive!

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Marta Lane's avatar

Right? Imagining doing that is super daunting. What a brave act to take. And it paid off, so it was worth it. Chalk it up to learning!

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