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Lenny Cavallaro's avatar

So many creative artists were relatively unknown when they died, yet today they are revered. This is true in music as well as literature.

Thank you for the reminder about those who "kept writing when no one was listening." Thanks also for mentioning Emily Dickinson, who published -- anonymously -- only ten out of her nearly 1,800 poems. She, too, kept writing, even though no one was reading...

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Robin Rivers's avatar

Right on the mark for me. I wake up almost every day since my debut novel fell relatively flat and struggle to wonder why I even try if no one is listening. Oh, yeah, it's because I can't not write. It's my soul. So, I keep getting up every day and writing new things, imagining new stories. Maybe, someday, people will love it. But, I will always love it, because it is who I am. Thank you.

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