Write away. / My imagination takes flight, / a story starts to form, / characters begin to take shape. / My imagination takes flight, / plotting away. / Characters begin to take shape / in my mind. / Plotting away, / busy / in my mind. / Help!

'It's a Gift, I Think' covers some (but certainly not all!) of the feelings that writers may experience. The feeling that what you're writing is stupid and that no one will ever want to read it. The fear of criticism. The confusion over why we're so drawn to writing (I'm not the only one who marvels at that, am I?). The desire to make a difference with the words that we are given...