“Novelists are people who, in my experience, hang on, well past when others would keep hanging on.” -Alexander Chee from First Fiction
Hanging on is a bit of an understatement, and I think hanging on is only one part of the process. I understand, though, we stick it out. It takes quite a bit of resilience to write a novel and see it the whole way through. Thankfully, there are enough writers that came before us to light the way. I hope that I also light the way. I hope my writer’s life is a reminder that you can write. You have full permission to choose the writer’s life with your whole heart, and I will support you the entire way.
I’m not sure why that’s so hard to find. I’m not sure why the world is always trying to snuff out the dream of a writer’s life. I’ll tell you right now, regardless of what the world thinks, you get to choose the writer’s life. They don’t need to understand. They don’t need to know how you do it or how you’re going to make it work. The writer’s journey is yours to claim, to own. Make it a mystery. Tell it all. Write in secret and share it everywhere. Be your own kind of writer.
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