And if you find yourself blocked, stupefied, search out that place of joy in the story — make a place of joy in the story — and you will burn away the pain, the wall between you and the words. You will write, and you will go down into the abyss, and it will be good. – Marjorie Liu

The main thing I remember about those two years of writing for NAL was the almost feverish sense of joy I felt nearly all the time. I couldn’t believe I was getting to do the thing I loved. – Lisa Kleypas

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