Donna Nichols asked Michael Gouker:

Michael, I just wanted to say that I love reading your writing. You were my favorite in class and I really enjoy reading the blogs and reviews you give. Can't wait to read more! Keep up the great work! How do you do it all? Donna Nichols

Michael Gouker Thank you, Donna! The best advice I can give about writing is to trust your narrative voice, even if it sometimes appalls you. You can always fix your story in revision, but unless you trust yourself first, you don't have enough clay to shape into your art. For motivation, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says, "Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person." So, who do you want to tell your stories? Those stories you alone can tell best? Those stories that would otherwise die without you? It's up to us. :-)

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