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Nathan Slake's avatar

"But that isn't the truth. That isn't what magic is. That isn't how writing works. Like any skill or craft, it's long and laborious."

Perfectly put, Duane.

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you so much! I suppose its presumptuous to imply its this way for everyone just because it's this way for me...but, I've yet to hear anyone disgree lol. Thanks agian! I really appreciate you taking the time to read!

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Nathan Slake's avatar

I totally feel the same way. Writing is a craft and, like any craft, the devotion and hours and honing all lead to something that can (hopefully) seem seamless. Even if the execution can, at times, feel seamless, everything that led to that point most likely wasn't.

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Duane Toops's avatar

If you looked at any of my work up close, I promise you'd find more stitches than Frankenstein's creature, lol.

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Nathan Slake's avatar

Heh, likewise.

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Emily Sutherland's avatar

THIS! It's so intuitive...&...difficult at the same time. Magical...&...labor intensive. Isolating...&...connecting.

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Duane Toops's avatar

YES! Exactly! You get it. It's all the things, all the time, simultaneously! Thanks so much for reading!

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