I didn't do anything as active as deciding that I wanted to be a writer. For one thing, I didn't feel like I was the final authority on whether or not I was anything like a writer. (I'm a timid soul.) I just kept writing stories, because becoming a veterinarian seemed as if it involved too much dissection.
Kelly LinkRemember, when you donโt know what to do, it never hurts to play Scrabble. Itโs like reading the I Ching or tea leaves.
Kelly LinkTopiary has always seemed like a good occupation, comparable in some ways to writing short fiction.
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