The only way you can write is by the light of the bridges burning behind you.

Richard Peck
The only way you can write is by the light...
The only way you can write is by the light...
The only way you can write is by the light...
The only way you can write is by the light...
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The only way you can write is by the light of the bridges burning behind you. This quote captures an important truth. The writer must be able to see what he or she is writing about. It has to be written in the moment, not thought about or planned, but written as if it’s happening right now.

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