January 31 (1909): Jack London struggles with malaria to write a novel in the South Seas.

Kinda makes you feel better about what you’re struggling with today, doesn’t it? The thing about writing is that when you feel the forward momentum, when you start to accomplish a little of what you set out to accomplish, you find that your previous concerns reorient themselves. Even if writing can’t cure malaria.

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