My major allegiance has been to storytelling, not to history.
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And out of a desire essentially to imitate what I was reading, I began to write, like a clever monkey.Russell Banks
For almost anyone who chooses to be a writer, since so very few writers are able to learn a living from their work that is equivalent to the living earned by the average dentist or accountant.
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Motivations are too tangled and complex.
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It's hard to spend years at a time working in total solitude with no reality-check.
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And there are people who want to be writers because they love to write. And they care.
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Storytelling is an ancient and honorable act. An essential role to play in the community or tribe. It's one that I embrace wholeheartedly and have been fortunate enough to be rewarded for.
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