Goodreads asked Donna Galanti:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Donna Galanti So many wonderful things counteract the tough days. A favorite love is the camaraderie amongst writers to help each other and lift each other up. This isn’t a competition. We all can be successful and are eager to share what we know and pay it forward. Then there’s the times I hit a low in my writing and think “I can’t do this! Why am I a writer?” Well, every time I think this – I remember how I sat down in my grief and wrote my debut novel A Human Element without knowing anything about writing a book. And I remember how it came from my heart and came from the deep places inside me where I most love, where I most hurt. And then I think about all the wonderful reviews I’ve gotten for A Human Element and how people love the story and I KNOW. No matter how much I think I suck at times - I KNOW that I am a true storyteller. And this is what I was born to do.

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