As we change, our writing changes too. You cannot write the same poem twice. And that's a good thing.

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The Four Stages of Writer’s BlockW.B. Stage I: I want to write but I can’t.W.B. Stage II: I have to write but I can’t. W.B. Stage I: I don’t want to write but I have to.W.B. Stage I: I don’t have time for writing … and, honestly, I don’t feel like writing.

Writing to impress others is the surest path to pretentious mediocrity.