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AJ Pearce's avatar

One of the best articles on the dreaded Process I've ever read! I feel I should start a new Substack called Notebooks For Best which would be entirely about fancy notebooks that are too good to write in. Guaranteed hit! 🤣🤣🤣

Harriet Smart's avatar

Such a good read! For my part I am just entering the fog (novel 21) and it's horrible as you say. What I don't understand is that it's always there, no matter how well set up you think you are!

Milly Johnson's avatar

You have to go through it every single time… alas!

Jodi Gibson's avatar

Oh Milly, thank you for bringing a smile to my face as I nodded along in so many parts. Whoever said writing a book was easy has never attempted it! But, it's fun!

Milly Johnson's avatar

It is isn’t it 🥰

Cathy Adams's avatar

I love reading about the process, I haven't made it through all the steps yet but I write without a plan creating while I go along and I love that part. The curiosity of my family and friends as they cheer me to continue without reading anything yet. Thank you for being exactly who you are meant to be.

Tina GAILEY's avatar

I love your books but it made me laugh 🤣 and I won't be one ... come to jhb SA but not in winter I was gone from here for 18 years and it's a real cold bxxxxy place LV you

peggity's avatar

I love this. 😂💙

Rosee's avatar

So insightful! thanks to AJ Pearce for signposting

Annabelle Wright's avatar

Love this Milly - the process is always worth it in the end!

Milly Johnson's avatar

It sometimes doesn’t feel like it, A! x

Ruth O'Leary Writer's avatar

I am crying laughing here 😂 . I feel every one of these stages. It’s brilliant Milly. Can I share it with my writer’s group? Ruth x

Milly Johnson's avatar

I've just seen this comment (so sorry) and yes of course you could have x

Eriko 絵理子's avatar

My goodness!!!

No idea how stressful 😣 writing a book could get!

How do you manage to keep going and remain sane 😆😃😊

Thank you for sharing this post with full of humour 💜🧡💚

Milly Johnson's avatar

It's also fun inbetween the pain and agony... 🤣

Jill Annables's avatar

I love this. It’s real and it makes me as an aspiring author not feel as totally crazy in my writing process!!! Thank you for sharing xx