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Cheryl St.John


Last Updated: 7/26/2009

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Gender: Female
Status: Married
Age: 102
Sign: Aries

State: All
Country: US
Signup Date: 10/15/2006
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 

Current mood:  artistic
Category: Writing and Poetry
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    You can always quit.  But in some people determination, dedication, commitment are character traits too deeply ingrained to be brushed aside easily.  These are traits every writer needs.  When you bog down, your best response may simply be to persevere.
    To that end, force yourself to write, however badly.  Work awhile, then take a walk around the block, have a cup of coffee, and come back and work some more.  When the dam finally breaks, you'll discover an interesting fact: The copy you wrote in agony isn't one-tenth as awkward as you thought it was.
    The reason?
    Talent is something you're born with.  It doesn't evaporate or drain away.
    Skill is an element you build, out of work and study and experience.  It can't vanish in a puff of smoke.
    That's why it pays you to stay with the cattle."
                  ~ Dwight V. Swain, Techniques of the Selling Writer

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