Fear Can Give You Urgent Wings.

In A Way, The Characters Often Do Take Over.

Every Writer Has To Find Their Own Way Into Writing.

At The Same Time, I Think Books Create A Sort Of Network In The Reader's Mind, With One Book Reinforcing Another. Some Books Form Relationships. Other Books Stand In Opposition. No Two Writers Or Readers Have The Same Pattern Of Interaction.

Try Not To Become Disappointed If Someone Doesn't Like A Story You've Written. Stick Up For Your Ideas, But Listen To What Other People Say, Too. They Might Have Good Advice.

When You Are Writing, Of Course, You Have To Do All That Writing And Correcting For Yourself. When I Was A Librarian It Was Expected That I Would Know About A Wide Range Of Books.