discouragement
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A Writer or an Author?
There are hundreds of websites out there that will tell you that to be a writer, all you need to do is write. I used to read this advice, nod sagely, and then think “This is pablum.” All a writer needs to do is write sounds like something you say to comfort yourself because you haven’t…
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Write anyway
I’m fond of telling people that I come from a long line of accountants. It’s true–I run out of fingers trying to count all the accountants I’m related to. So it’s quite strange to talk to anyone in my family about writing. We don’t have a tradition of arts or artists in our family. I…