The "messy middle" of a novel can be the toughest part to navigate. Today I'm talking about something that helps me get through the middle, how my writing days have been going, and where Steinbeck was on Day #66 of writing Grapes of Wrath (hint: "So many things to drive me nuts...too much smoking...I'm afraid the book is going to pieces...").
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