Why Write?
That is a question that simply cannot exist on its own. It requires it's cousin.
Why Read?
I read because the world that I live in is fairly boring. It isn't filled with grand adventure, magical abilities, or such grand scale independence for teenagers. It SHOULD, but isn't.
Even the stories that exist in our universe, with our laws of nature, even they have a better story than what the average day in my life has in it. To read is to escape and educate.
So what do you do when you read the library dry?
When you can see the villain a mile away and the word cliche becomes cliche?
When you start seeing plot holes and MAJOR character flaws that no real person could have?
When you begin to panic because you're afraid you have NOTHING worth reading within your reach?
When you ask the librarian, "What do I do? I've read everything!"?
You take her advice when she looks you dead in the eye and says, "You've read stories. Now make your own."
I love it!
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