Inspiration - Why we are writers

We do not become writers because we get paid for it. We are writers because we put words on a page. Every "successful" writer was once an amateur. Dean Koontz taught school, as did Stephen King; Jack Cavanaugh was a pastor; Grisham practiced law.

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Al Gansky, In Praise of Amateur Writers, July 20, 2008