How books affect us

[image error]Ask any author and they’ll tell you how writing has always been in their soul. Every bio has some anecdote about writing stories in elementary school, on a hidden notebook, or such. So many of these writers act as if those childish scribbles were important somehow.

Now, don’t get me wrong. For a writer, any and all writing feels important, but if it’s junk, it doesn’t really count. Anything we write as an 11-year-old kid counts as junk. It’s part of the learning process, and precious for that...