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““Today’s tangents will become tomorrow’s arcs, and unforeseen connections will tie up your loose ends in a way that will make you want to slap your head and holler at your accidental brilliance.””

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“A novel rough draft is like bread dough; you need to beat the crap out of it for it to rise.”

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“We're slammed at work and busy at home. Throw in an occasional outing with friends or significant others, and we're ready for bed at…

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“There's a book in you that only you can write.”

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“There's an old folk saying that goes: whenever you delete a sentence from your NaNoWriMo novel, a NaNoWriMo angel loses its wings and plummets,…

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“The roar of adrenaline drowned out the self-critical voices that tend to make creative play such work for adults.”

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“The world is a lot more fun when you approach it with an exuberant imperfection.”

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“Rereading parts of your novel while writing is like doubling back at rerunning parts of a marathon midrace.”

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“If you have a million things to do, adding item number 1,000,001 is not such a big deal. When, on the other hand, you…

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“The biggest thing separating people from their artistic ambitions is not a lack of talent. It's the lack of a deadline . Give someone…

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“You are doing this because you are fantastic and brave and curious. And, yes, you are probably a little crazy. And this is a…

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“If you spend enough time with your characters, plot simply happens.”

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“A deadline is, simply put, optimism in its most kick-ass form. It's a potent force that, when wielded with respect, will level any obstacle…

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I think every woman character, every female character, has her own arc.

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