Nikki GiovanniI want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.
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When the writer and the reader “write from empathy”, they are both able to understand what another person is feeling. When a writer has empathy for the character he is writing, he is able to understand his characters thoughts, feelings and actions. He can experience their pain and their joy.
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- Writers don't write from experience, although many are hesitant to admit that they don't....If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.