Bird by Bird: some instructions on writing and life | 
Truth about those imperfect 1st drafts, the practice of writing and not thinking of perfectionism or the end results - getting published! It reminds me of when I was young and went to NYC to do theater. I'd come home to visit my nieces, and they would say "I could be an famous actor" and "I'd say yeah you could, but 1st start with reading". They gave up right there. I will never understand people who don't love reading.
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