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Few Writers Are Willing To Admit Writing Is Autobiographical.

There Is A Price For Popularity. Critics Look For Your Weaknesses, Your Flaws, Anything That Makes The Work Seem Like A Fluke And Not Seem Worthy Of All The Attention It's Getting.

Why Is It That If You Happen To Be Black And Over Six Feet Tall, Everybody Thinks You Supposed To Play Basketball Or Football?

Cruising The Internet Doesn't Count As Writing. Neither Does Answering E-mail. Before You Check Twitter & Fb And Do Other Similar Tasks That Get In The Way Of Writing, Write First. (i Really Need To Take My Own Advice Here!)

I Have A Big Mouth, And Over The Years, As The Eldest Of Five, I Have Had A Tendency To Speak When No One Really Cared.