borrow the future

I cannot count the number of times that truly talented writers that I know have given up. After several years of rejection, they simply decided they didn't want to deal with that anymore. It breaks my heart when I think about all the wonderful books they will not write. But of course, it is their decision.

I also cannot count the number of times that people I thought were bad writers have been published. And more often than not, they are writing good work now. They became better writers. ...