Occasionally, there arises a writing situation where you see an alternative to what you are doing, a mad, wild gamble of a way for handling something, which may leave you looking stupid, ridiculous or brilliant -you just don't know which. You can play it safe there, too, and proceed along the route you'd mapped out for yourself. Or you can trust your personal demon who delivered that crazy idea in the first place. Trust your demon. . Roger Zelazny
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One of the hardest things to do in life is to trust your gut instinct. You can usually tell what's right or wrong, but you have to put yourself in the situation where your instincts let you know if something is right or wrong. There are times when you believe an idea for a story and it seems like the only logical choice. It might seem crazy at first, but it's actually quite genius.

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