We paint the town red (and purple, and turquoise, and chartreuse).
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Finally, all is right with the world.
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Pencils: CW Pencil Enterprise.
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Girl power.
On November 30, 2015, Maddie and her mother Linda were merging onto a highway in the pouring rain when their car hydroplaned and crashed. Maddie suffered a fracture to her T12 vertebra. The doctors stabilized it with rods and pins, and told her she needed to wear the brace for at least six weeks.
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"At first, I felt very self-conscious about the brace," Maddie told BuzzFeed. "But then Sarah brought up the idea of steampunking it, which I loved." The two girls, who have been friends for about 10 years, both share a love of all things steampunk.
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They used craft stencils, metal trim, paper brads, and metal appliqués, as well as spray paint and acrylic paint to get the look.
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"Decorating it made the brace seem more like a fun costume than an injury brace," Maddie said.
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“I will find the way to do this! So be it! See to it!”
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We asked writers what helps them stay motivated.
Maggy van Eijk
1. No cute coffee shop with notebook for me. It's all about snuggling up in bed with the laptop, a cup of tea and SoundCloud drip-feeding me music with the perfect ambience for the mood of the story.
And when I need to get out of my bubble, I go to literary events where authors talk about their writing and publication journeys. That always has me rushing back home abuzz with dreams and new inspiration.
— Chantal Lyons (Facebook)
2. Make a playlist that makes you think about the characters and the story, that way it keeps you motivated and fresh.
— Sol Fischer (Facebook).
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