"When you’re in the writing trenches, you need a buddy. Someone to whine to, someone to commiserate..."

“When you’re in the writing trenches, you need a buddy. Someone to whine to, someone to commiserate with, someone who understands just how hard it is to create something out of nothing.

 

I call my writing partner. Our code name is “PEP TALK” and when deployed she knows to expect a whole bunch of whining and dumping of my neurotic thoughts. In those moments, she fills me up with just what I need—words that remind me that I’m a writer and a creator, and that I can do this.”

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Dhonielle Clayton is a librarian and co-founder of CAKE Literary. She is the author of Tiny Pretty Things with Sona Charaipotra, and her new fantasy series The Belles hits shelves soon from Disney/Hyperion.

Writer’s Care Packages from Camp NaNoWriMo and We Need Diverse Books.