Authors do not choose a story to write, the story chooses us.

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We, the writers, are often in the dark about what is in store for us. Life has a way of throwing curve balls at us and we can’t see them coming. When we do, however, we must learn to respond in the best possible way. The best thing to do is to let go completely and just let the story happen.

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