Another Awesome Thing About Writing

Here's another awesome thing about writing:

Cheering for a writing buddy who got some great news.

This week, my writing buddy Debbie Ridpath Ohi (Inkygirl) found out that her debut book as an illustrator, I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black, got a starred review from Publisher's Weekly!!!! Yay!!! To read more about it, check out Debbie's post.

Also this week, I came across an amazing video by Denise Jaden, author of Never Enough. She asked some writers talk about how they felt during their high school years. I connected with it right away, and it made me wish all teens could watch it and think about what makes them special or what they are good at, despite what anyone else has to say.

Awesome Things About Writing

I haven't done one of these for a while. We think it's the big things that are important (okay, they are pretty great) but the small stuff counts too. The same is true for writing, so here are a few of my latest awesome things about writing:


1. Realizing your novel is so much stronger because of revisions, especially when you're halfway through and wondering whether to continue.

2. Having a child ask you to hurry up and finish so they can read your manuscript.

3. Getting an unexpected hour or two to work on your writing.

4. Feeling a compelling need to write, even when you're bogged down by other work and can't get to it.

5. Thinking of a great plot twist.


What's awesome about your writing lately?