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The biggest piece of advice I would give to aspiring writers is: if you’re writing, then you’re a writer. You don’t need anybody’s permission to start living your dream; the only person’s permission you need is your own. It’s your decision to make, so stop outsourcing it to other people. I would also tell people just starting out to figure out what they want to do or are interested in and start talking about it a lot. If there’s nobody in your everyday life to talk to about it, go online and find people to talk to. Some people downplay the importance of talking about what they want to pursue, but I disagree with that so hard it’s not even funny because it normalizes it. If you’re a writer, for instance, and you talk to people who are writing books, essays, or short stories, then suddenly the idea of doing any of those things doesn’t seem like reaching for the stars—it’s something you just have to sit down and do. Another thing I would remind people of is that your work might not be that great at first, and it probably shouldn’t be. You have to lean into that feeling and enjoy the beginning. Learn to embrace the fact that you are starting something new and that it’s hard and that you’re learning. Say yes to yourself. The hardest thing to get over when you’re trying to live a dream is the possibility that you might fail and that it might not be for you. But the truth is, that’s not the worst thing in the world. If you fail or find out that you don’t like something, then you just got closer to finding out what you’re truly meant for. You have to go for it.

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