One of the nicest compliments I’ve ever received was  from my high school friend Sam Grimes. After exchanging our first few messages over gchat in college, Sam wrote:

Oh my God. You type exactly how you talk. Freaky!

This has always stuck with me because, as a writer, sometimes I worry that my “voice” is inauthentic or stilted. But when those worries do cross my mind, I remember this compliment and that I don’t just write well - I write like Lucy!