Why You Should Not Write

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Everyone and their grandparents can write. In order to get anywhere just from writing, you have to not only be very, very good at it but also incredibly persistent.

You should not write if you do not feel it as a burning desire, a compulsion. You should not write if you can see yourself doing absolutely anything else. Writing is very competitive, for a diminishing pot. Even software engineering is much easier. A…