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On Being (And Becoming Again!) A Writer: A Science Fictions Writer's Quest for the Meaning of Life

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You've heard all the quippy reasons, I'm sure. The glib, hyperbolic, hollow, or snarky answers that people give when they are asked why they write.

Because I've got a story burning inside, they might say. Or because I might be good at it someday.

Because I want to change the world. Because I can't not write.

These things are all over the place. And as long as we're not really paying attention, those answers are fun. They're lofty. Or truthy. At least truthy enough to pass the audition. They c...