William FaulknerA writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid.
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The writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid. A writer strives to achieve a level of mastery in his craft so that he can look at his work with complete clarity. This clarity comes from the experience of doing, making mistakes, and overcoming them. In sports, there are no shortage of athletes who have been successful in the past but have come up short in recent years.
For a writer, this is unacceptable. Admitting that you're afraid to fail will only cause your head to spin and your heart to race. Instead, a writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid.
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