An empty page is a writer's invitation
To feel the rush of reaching a writing goal.
But before you can begin the celebration,
You have to fill the emptiness with your soul.
"Writing is easy. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." — Red Smith
I don't see the blank page or computer screen as a threat; don't face it with dread. I love it. It's a challenge; it's a dare; it's a vehicle for courage or a ticket to humiliation. The bottom line is, though: once faced, the blank page must be touched with words. "Filled" is relative; a piece of writing is done when it's done, and then it has filled the page, no matter its length.
No, I'm not going to go on and on about writing; many writers far superior to me have done it better than I ever could. I won't have much to add except for an occasional personal nugget now and then. In rhyme.
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