Daniel McMillanIn December of 2017, I finished the draft of my first novel. Yay for me, right? I then went through it and gave it a first edit run-through and left it for almost a month without even touching it. Yay for me again.
Why, you might ask, is that something to cheer for? Why is the fact that I have abandoned something I've been working on so diligently and for so long cause for celebration? The answer to that is a combination of a lesson learned and a newfound confidence in the writing process. And, the knowledge that the abandonment is only temporary. My first book, "On the Ashes of Our Ignorance", was non-fiction and written as a response to the questions I've been asked throughout my adult life regarding things I have studied since I was 11 years old.
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Daniel McMillanContrast is what it is called when you have something happen in your life that shows you what you don't want. It can come in the form of hard times, or a bad situation, or something as simple as a parking ticket. But these times are not a punishment or a test. They are in fact what the universe does to help you to learn something that you need to know.
Contrast in your life is presented to you whenever you need it, to make sure that you understand something. It can show you that you may be on the wrong path, or to remind you of something that you may already have known and may have forgotten. Contrast may also be presented to you to inspire you to action, or to behave in a different way. Daniel McMillanFollow any instinctive drive you feel that compels you to create something. The things that come out of these drives are your most expressive works, and they may serve to allow you to cleanse yourself of some unwanted energy or to express something that you are unable to communicate otherwise. It may be that what you create will inspire others who experience it once it is finished.
Dan McMillanPeople often wonder how I have cultivated so many hobbies and interests, some of which have become part-time paid work for me. When I tell them how I’ve achieved this, many people respond with disbelief or comments like, “Well, that might be easy for you, but I could never do that!
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