Sometimes I wish I could express things as elegantly as the
hundreds of books I read.
Create characters that I can interact with so clearly in my
mind, with my heart; see them come to life through my words as they do in my
imagination.
To create is a wonderful, liberating experience, but it
comes with a heavy burden of responsibility.
To do justice to words; to use them well, and carefully; to
do no harm.
Because with the worlds we create within fiction, we create
lives that can be inspirational, aspired to, emulated.
There is no way to tell what effect our stories will have on
readers. What characters will speak to their secret hearts, and what deeds will
come from it. Hopefully we can inspire greatness—courage, heroism, empowerment,
love, empathy. But there is never a guarantee, and the greater the readership,
the higher the chance of unexpected—and unintended—consequences.
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