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Shirley McMillian
Shirley McMillian

UV 2014 finalist Shirley Anne McMillan blogs about how Undiscovered Voices led her to a community of writers through SCBWI!

The other great thing about writing is that everyone sees it as a solitary occupation, and in some ways it is like that- there is nothing but you and your mind. But in other ways it also opens up a world of social interaction that is a bit different and a bit similar to making friends- you put yourself out there and sometimes people reach back and let you know that you’re alright. Without that element it would be very lonely indeed. Thanks, then, to those people who reach back to me. It means more than you know.

Check out her blog post here!