The pain of an unpublished manuscript is akin to the trauma of bearing an unborn.

Anurag Shourie
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The pain of an unpublished manuscript is akin to the trauma of bearing an unborn. The raw emotions that come with writing a first draft are exactly what one would feel if they were pregnant. At first, you feel strange and strange, but then things begin to feel right. Then, after time passes, you begin to feel like the home you really want is right under your nose.

However, no matter how close you are to the perfect home, it's still there; it's still inside you; it's still waiting for you. It's still calling for you to write another draft.

Source: An Ode Towards Hope -

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