Writers are just like everyone else except we think differently from normal people. We see imaginary worlds and life's "what if?" 

A few quotes from contributing authors:

"Writers live with the perpetual misapprehension that the world needs to hear what we have to say. The truth is, we need to say it."
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
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"Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, and faith looks up!"
Joyce Livingston
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"I feel that writing is just like singing – except nobody ever threw me out for writing!"
David Leonhardt
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"Enjoy what you're doing and you'll never work a day in your life."
Phyllis Cambria
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"Musings: Authors do it Write!"

by Kathleen Walls