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Nobody ever became a writer just by wanting to be one

Words of writerly wisdom from letters of the greats

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Shaun Usher
Apr 07, 2023
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Ralph Ellison, Louise Bogan, John Steinbeck (Photos: Getty)

As someone who attempts to write in short bursts on a regular basis, I find the process of placing and arranging words on the page to be torturous and intimidating, so I can only imagine the anguish felt by actual writers, who must constantly summon their powers to create something out of nothin…

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