Every so often, I'll read something so amazing, the words so perfectly crafted, I'm momentarily tempted to surrender all of my writing instruments and never compose another word.
After all, how could I measure up with the likes of [legendary composition/composer]?
But then I'm reminded what any notable Writer will say when asked how one should start writing.
Read. Then, once you've done that, read some more. For dessert, keep right on reading. Embrace a lifelong commitment to the printed word, because it will eternally be your most intimate companion.
I am privileged to exist in a time with unprecedented access to literature; to be able to learn at the feet of masters. (They, you'll be pleased to know, are consummate readers themselves.)
I can't say whether or not I'll be a "successful" Writer. Several of you seem to enjoy my scribblings, so in many ways, it has already been worth the parts of me that have been embedded into ink and pixels.
It is, after all is said and done, what my soul calls me to do...if for no other reason than to experience that electric feeling of creating magic.
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