#mywritepath Day 10 A Dream Worth Fighting For It didn’t hit me until I took this picture at my local Barnes and Noble a few months ago that my dream had come true. Ten years of writing, getting rejections, feeling hope, and then defeat, as I worked day after day to create the right book. I wish I could go back to younger me and tell her to hang in there. That even though it’d be years before she’d reached her goal, she’d get there. One day she’d stand in the YA aisle and hands shaking, tears running down her cheeks, she’d take this picture of her book babies next to each other on the shelf. It’s what I tell other writers just starting out when they ask about my journey. I tell them that I got crushed a lot along the way, but because of my will to succeed, and the support of so many friends, I refused to give up. I hope that if you’re reading this, you’ll look back at my path and remember that even though it’s a struggle, it CAN happen for you. Just continue to write, believe, and dream. Any day now, your “yes” could be on its way! 💗 #writingjourney #pathtopublication #aspiringwriter #writingdream #yawriter #storyteller #amwriting #writergram #writersofig #authorsofig #authorgram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_S0pWYAAWT/?igshid=1vsuj4qs9tazj