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knowledge and explore. We take chances and we fail, a lot. Writing is a journeyman's life. There are no masters and it is impossible to perfect the craft (that doesn't stop us trying).

Myth 6. Writers are always relaxed and happy.
There will be good days and bad days. There are days when we could sing from rooftops and others when every word feels dragged (slowly and painfully) from the depths of our souls. Writers tend to feel everything to a thousandth of a degree. Every tear is a thunderstorm, every kiss a rainbow. It's important to allow yourself to feel every extreme and every emotion because these are vital for great writing. The best writers are the ones who can bleed onto the page, dragging themselves through every heartbeat, reliving every moment and create it with such intense reality that readers feel every beat as if it were their own heart pounding.

Writers are a kooky bunch of people. We come from all walks of life and each of us brings something unique and amazing to the world's literature. The only people who will truly understand you are fellow writers. While your family shakes their head at this odd creature that inhabits their home we smile at our own families who are doing exactly the same thing.

It is a wondrous, heart wrenching life to lead. You'll love it and hate it in every breath but you never really give it away. Our writing isn't really ours to give up. It's like a calling for the priesthood. Being a writer is about being who you are.

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