My hiatus from YA novel writing is going well. Another 2000 words today. #writingcommunity

I don't even like boxing, but I do like Rocky. This quotation keeps me going. The sheets of paper beneath it are where I keep my rejection letters, inspired by Steven King's approach to getting knocked back. I haven't had to replace the nail with a bigger one yet (like he did) but I'm not far off.

Just shown this to my son. He was very excited. Then he brought this morning's drawing down from his room to show me...