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Why are you still trying to write?

David Gane
David Gane

Maybe you weren’t meant to write. That’s alright. I understand. Just pack up your stuff and go home.

“But…”

“Wait.”

“No.”

“It’s what I dream about all the time.”

“It’s my calling.”

If all you do is make excuses, then do you really want to write?

It’s alright if you don’t want to but if this is what you want, then quit waiting and begin.

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Co-writer of the Shepherd and Wolfe young adult mysteries, the internationally award-winning series, and teacher of storytelling and screenwriting.

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