Written By: Lauren Howard
I have something to say.
It’s going to be shocking, but I hope you will stay with me through it.
I might be a writer, guys.
Like, I might have a voice worth writing in.
More than that, I might have a voice that I actually enjoy writing in.
I might want to write more than I do anything else in the world.
Okay. Not might.
I do.
I look for reasons to shut everything else off and write.
I look at everything from the lens of the story that can be told from it. I write and rewrite and redevelop in my head somewhat constantly.
I ran from this for years, not because I didn’t enjoy writing but because writing meant that I was admitting that I might actually be good at something and that I might actually want other people to consume it.
It was an admission of skill that felt presumptuous.
And with one little admission . . . a broken dam. Words that don’t stop flowing out no matter what I do.
Nothing feels as validating as someone telling me they appreciate what I put on the page.
Nothing feels as affirming.
Nothing feels as life-giving.
I might have been given only one skill in life because it’s the only one I need.
Maybe it’s time to stop looking for more.
I, uh, I think I might be a writer guys.
I would give up everything except my family if I could do it all day every day and still pay the bills.
I guess that’s probably all you need to know to confirm that you found your way.
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