Chauncey Rogers
If you're serious, then take it seriously. It's hard. There's an unlimited number of distractions and not a few voices that may tell you that you're wasting your time, but if you're serious, then you've got to take it seriously. Do it. Write. Tell your story.
But, through it all, be ready to fail. Know that you're attempting a great undertaking--one that many before and many after have tried without success. Do it for the joy of doing it. If you're imagining that a hundred thousand words are going to launch you to fame and fortune, then you're likely to discover that you've wasted a great deal of your own time.
But, through it all, be ready to fail. Know that you're attempting a great undertaking--one that many before and many after have tried without success. Do it for the joy of doing it. If you're imagining that a hundred thousand words are going to launch you to fame and fortune, then you're likely to discover that you've wasted a great deal of your own time.
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