The world doesnโt fully make sense until the writer has secured his version of it on the page. And the act of writing is strangely more lifelike than lifeโฆ.every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understoodโฆ. Your job is to marshal the talent you do have and find people who believe in your work. Whatโs important, finally, is that you create, and that those creations define for you what matters most, that which cannot be extinguished even in the face of silence, solitude, and rejection.
Betsy LernerNo matter how many compromises were made along the way, no matter what happens in the future, a book is a thing to behold.
Betsy LernerThe writer labors in isolation, yet all that intensive, lonely work is in the service of communicating, is an attempt to reach another person.
Betsy LernerFear of failure is the reason most often cited to explain why so many aspiring writers never realize their dreams. But I think itโs that same fear of failure that absolutely invigorates those who do push through-that is, the fear of not being heard.
Betsy Lerner