Chapter 100(whew!!!) The Author's YapIf you've made it here...Hi.First of all, thank you.Seriously, thank you.This is my very first completed novel, and I honestly don't know how to explain what this journey has been like. Before writing this book, I worked as a ghostwriter. My job was simple in comparison. I was given outlines, chapter breakdowns, character directions, and all I had to do was bring someone else's vision to life. It wasn't easy, but there was always a map.This time, there wasn't.This time I had to become the map.I had to decide where every character would go, what every chapter would become, what every conversation should feel like, and somehow make all of it connect into one story.I won't lie to you. Somewhere around Chapter Twenty-Something, I wanted to quit.Many times.The outline I started with isn't the story you just finished reading. Characters changed. Plot twists appeared out of nowhere. Some scenes refused to cooperate. Others surprised me so much
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