Almost There

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Don't ask how or why but a surge of adrenaline pulsed through my body today and brought about 15 more pages and at least 3000 more words on my Harvey story.  It is in the home stretch.  I can feel the end in sight.  I can actually see the end in sight. 

Sure, I need to go back and make sure that I am showing and not telling.  I also need to make sure I've been using active and not passive voice and all the other things a writer does to make a story better.  But I am almost there with a first draft!  I would shout it from the rooftops if I thought any of you could hear it! 

Thanks for listening.

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