Don't worry about your talent or capability: that will grow as you practice. […] If you want to write a… — Natalie Goldberg
Don't worry about your talent or capability: that will grow as you practice. […] If you want to write a novel, write a novel. If it's essays you want or short stories, write them. In the process of writing them, you will learn how. You can have the confidence that you will gradually acquire the technique and craft you need.
[…] We learn writing by doing it. That simple.
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