Say I was just a little bit obsessed with writing this book. Would that be so bad? Maybe we have to become saturated with it, like a painter or an actor, to really convince anyone it’s worth their time. I suppose the obvious (and well-documented) problem with this is what such an obsession tends to lead to. Fact is, with writers
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“The Artist is no other than he who unlearns what he has learned, in order to know himself.” – e.e. cummings So many authors wonder how they’ll finally become ready for the “big time.” I get it. I’ve wanted to know that for a long time too–to know my writing was good enough to be chosen. That would be such a rush
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“The deeper you look into other souls—and writing is primarily an exercise in doing just that—the clearer people’s inherent dignity becomes.” – Andrew Solomon I‘m 41 and I edit books and I absolutely love what I get to do every day. But when I was about 9 or 10, I thought of being a writer. I figured if the pro football
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“Writing is prayer.” – Franz Kafka In today’s world with ever-more distracting, inane and attention-grabbing information, it can be particularly challenging for new storytellers to overcome the fear that their story is too simple and uninteresting. We’re the worst judges of our own stories. Despite that and the fact that sharing your story honestly and with vulnerability
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