You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hope…

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You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or despair ... Come to it any way but lightly. ✨ Stephen King (2000). On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, p.130, Simon and Schuster
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You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or despair ... Come to it any way but lightly. ✨ Stephen King (2000). On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, p.130, Simon and Schuster

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