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Writer’s Joy
Things that make only writers smile.
Friend: I got that job I wanted with that Fortune 500 company I applied to!
Writer: I have this amazing story idea and it’s shaping up nicely.
Friend: I’m getting married!
Writer: I got a rejection letter from “Tin House”…but it’s a really encouraging one, they told me to ‘keep at it’. Woohoo!
Friend: I’m having a baby!
Writer: Some obscure Nantucket e-zine has picked up my story.
Friend: I’m buying a house!
Writer: I found a really good editor, who I can afford.
Friend: Three more months and my mortgage will be fully paid!
Writer: I finally got an agent.
Friend: I’m celebrating my 15th wedding anniversary!
Writer: Bob and I broke up. He says all I do is write and that I don’t give him enough attention. But really, this is a good thing, I’ll finally have more time to write.
Friend: My son graduated with honors!
Writer: A publisher picked up my manuscript!
Friend: My son is getting married!
Writer: My book got a killer review in the Willamette Weekly.
Friend: I’m gonna be a grandma!
Writer: I’m working on this great story, my best one yet. But I’m a little stuck. I’m trying to figure out why my character decided to do that horrible thing she decided to do that basically ruined her life.
