TPA 62 Continued Writing Heroes

 My jaw aches. I was chewing a straw while playing a game called Palworld. I lost my items after falling into lava and after three attempts at getting them back, I gave up and turned off the penalty for losing your items upon death and grabbed three sets of hot clothing and a pair of paragliders. I killed my mood for writing but I'm going to try to get through this.

My first writing hero is my writing partner whom I meet with every week online. We've never met in person but she's been such an uplifting force in my life. She encourages me and assures me that I've "got this." I don't know if I feel like I've got it but her encouragement keeps me going. Recently she gave me some questions to ask my character and story to help flesh it out which I'll write about either today or tomorrow. It's refreshing to have her because when I first reached out to her I told her I hoped that she would help me put some feet on the ground and get my rear in gear. I was still thinking that I needed to be harsh to myself for me to get my writing done. Now, I'm doing better. Working with the Artist's Way book and it's exercises has helped me build confidence. I'm sure I have more monsters and heroes but my writing coach would be a good start for this essay. I assume she's smaller than me, we meet while she's in Florida, and I'm in Ohio. She's been writing for years and has gone through the same hardships that I have since she's one spectrum as well. It helps me to know that I've got this as she says. It helps to know that I can do this. I think I'll read for now and write more tomorrow but it's good to have a hero. 

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