I just thought this set of tweets was really important.
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This is the road leading to my family’s home in Tennessee. It inspired the “road” that leads out of Sully Hollow and down into civilization. This road was used as a transport route for Union and Confederate troops during the Civil War and is a focal point in the book. It carries away Silas and Amadahy’s oldest children, Micajah and Aurelia, into the hardships of war. It brings danger and aid to the isolated Sully Hollow. It also brings the realization that not everyone will make it out of the war alive. Silas, along with his whole family, must decide how to protect themselves and most importantly, how to guide a torn family back together. #writersofinstagram #thethunderingones #themooneyedones #appalachianhistory
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Nothing you do will ever be waste.
Did you end up scrapping a WIP you’ve worked on for years? Not a waste! Sure that WIP might not be something you’re actively working on anymore, but it gave you so much good practice. You learned so much about how to craft a story, your prose has improved so much as a result of it, and the fun you’ve had while working on it still means something really valuable.
Did you fall out of love with a character you made? Not a waste! Every single detail you researched for this character, every single trait you gave them… That’s going to help you in the next character you make. You’re better at character creation because of that character you might not use anymore.
Did your plot veer into a completely different direction, and now the majority of what you’ve written for your WIP doesn’t fit? Not a waste! That change wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t already written for your WIP. It gave you a better idea of your WIP and what it needs, and your story is better for it.
Every single success, every single failure has contributed to the amazing writer that you are today.
Nothing is a waste, nothing you do will be a waste — it’s all meaningful and important!
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