Writing Prompts: My Path to Literary Magic

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I never enjoyed writing classes. As a preteen, I felt dwarfed by more skilled writers. They had committed to it as their life’s work, while I felt like a dabbler.

Understandably, I lacked confidence in my work and was always searching for a voice, often mimicking someone else. Why didn’t I think of that idea? Prompts were a nightmare of anxiety and shame. Was my work even good enough to be…