One thing that separates would-be writers from working writ… - Ralph Keyes

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One thing that separates would-be writers from working writers is that the latter know their work will never match their dreams.

Ralph Keyes

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Those who generate fog are Wizards of Oz hoping desperately that nobody pulls the curtain to reveal a trembling little writer behind it. This seldom happens. Readers who dare to point out that incomprehensible writing can't be comprehended risk being told that the problem is theirs.

Success as a writer is within the grasp of whoever can tell a story on paper that people want to hear, and is willing to persist, to put up with boredom, frustration, and anxiety.

Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last.

One thing that separates would-be writers from working writers is that the latter know their work will never match their dreams. - Ralph Keyes

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