A wonderful blog post by friend, poet and teaching artist Holly Wren Spaulding, about writing, solitude, community, being able to ask for help, and the necessity of allies. I recommend reading her thoughts on all of this here: The Making of Books, Essentialness of Allies.
Sejal Shah 
Thanks for being one of my allies along the way.
Thank you, Holly, for being one of mine– and teaching me, by example, how to both pay it forward and also prioritize self-care.