Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Having what it takes...
I have been thinking recently about whether I have what it takes to be a writer. How much will I sacrifice for the written word, for the character, for the story? Could I forget about ever writing again tomorrow and go out and pursue any number of things out there? I could pursue photography and work to find the perfect image. I could at last learn to read music and learn an instrument. I could learn to knit and sew and maybe learn to be a better crocheter and even create my own patterns. If I never sat down at the keyboard to write, could I have a fulfilled life? The test has not come yet, but maybe there is an indicator of the outcome in the fact that I found comfort in a 74 year old woman named Margret whom I have given a voice too...
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