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It really is okay.

Thanks for this post. I've been working on a novel for six years now and feel the same way--it'll come together when it comes together.

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I had to remind myself, again, this morning.

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"So, I went to the mountains. And as I stood in the thin air, the dry snow underfoot, with the wind pushing against me—finally, I found the woman who would climb a mountain in my story" - Already can't wait to read!

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Hi Claire, I don’t know how I found you? I think because I follow Lindsay who I think is your sister??? I’m an artist who owns a home on Deer Island NB( summer home) I am going on an artists residency this summer on the Arctic Circle( Arctic Circle residency) I enjoyed your post and will order the caribou book. Thank you. Glad you found her voice.

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Lindsay is my cousin! I hadn't heard about the Arctic Circle residency. I hope the experience is as good as I imagine -- I have a new ambition in life!

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Claire I was glued to your post, saying Yes! yes! yes! There is always a moment just before that narrator’s voice starts when a tiny click, a switch flipped, opens the circuit again. Pure alchemy. I live for that. Bless you for sharing so much of this today!

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Yes, exactly.

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