Here’s what I’ve learned after a year of writing

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This is really good advice! my story ideas often don't go anywhere because the idea seems better than the writing to me and I feel really upset about it but what I realized is not everything has to be what is popular it has to be about writing from your heart so how to start is to write something just plainly from where your heart leads the story it won't be perfect it will need work but everything takes work and work takes patience and time. Acceptance of your own work is not ever easy but JUST START see where it takes you. I mean this advice for both you as well as me from an small teenage author who hasn't gotten very far it just needs time

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