Happy Writer Bot

Just your friendly neighborhood writing advice bot, with a little bit of self-care thrown in. Tended by @kmlwrites

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“If you really want to be a writer, nobody can stop you--and if you don't, nobody can help you.” --Alma Alexander

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You deserve a break.

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“You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page.” --Jodi Picoult

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Write the story only you can write.

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It's OK to not like attention.

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Put your phone on "Do Not Disturb" and just think for a while.

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Write like the dickens!

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It's OK. Everything is OK.

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"The best is the enemy of the good." --Voltaire

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"Read everything--trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.” ― William Faulkner

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Have a glass of water. Writing is hard work!

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Lol what?

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Pre-order a book that doesn't come out for months. You help the author, and it's like a present for your future self.

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Take a deep breath. Then another. Then another.

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Water your plants. If you don't have any plants, you should get some.

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“Do not ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” —Howard Thurman

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Whether you’re a night owl, an early bird, or neither, you’re still amazing.

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“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” --Stephen King

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Repeat this phrase until you believe it: "I am good enough."

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Do a nice thing for someone else. It can be small, as long as you mean it with your whole self.