I got a note from a reader once. I won’t violate her privacy by going into detail but she said my novel helped her realize something about her own life and make a big change that helped her out of a painful situation. That one note made it all worth it — all of the work, stress, and turmoil. Even if I had never sold another copy after that, it still would have been worth it.
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I got a note from a reader once. I won’t violate her privacy by going into detail but she said my novel helped her realize something about her own life and make a big change that helped her out of a painful situation. That one note made it all worth it — all of the work, stress, and turmoil. Even if I had never sold another copy after that, it still would have been worth it.
Write the note.