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Maedhros pic based on Himring's story Uldor (if you haven't read it yet, go read it now! It's heartbreaking but wonderful).

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Motivational Thursday: Get Out of the Way!

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As we come into the final weeks of the Season of Writing Dangerously, Ray Bradbury could offer some advice to help those of us still plugging along to meet those lofty goals we set back in June ...

Get out of the way!

Sometimes you do just have to trust your intuition. Remember, Tolkien didn't write The Lord of the Rings with outlines and plans and word-count goals: He went where the story took him, suffering setback after setback due to real life, missing deadlines, going on far longer than he ever intended--and he wrote one of the best books to come out of the 20th century.

So, this week, we encourage you to step back and go where your intuition wants to take you, even if just for an hour or an evening. Set the outlines aside, forget your word-count graphics--forget your goals, even. Go where you end up and see what you discover while you're there!

Remember that these posts are for SoWD participants to use as they please. Celebrate, complain, ask for help, cheer each other on--whatever you need! I wish everyone an inspiring and productive week!

[Many, many thanks to rhapsody11, my right hand here on the SWG, for this week's quote and the lovely graphic to go with it!]