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Important Stuff

P op quiz: Who was named best actor last year? Which coach won the Super Bowl two years ago? Who wrote the best selling novel five years ago? What is the name of your favorite teacher from high school? What is the name of your favorite author? What is the name of the person who led you to the Lord? Don’t bother giving me your answers. I asked the questions to make a point. So many of the things that we think are so important are so easily forgotten, but there are other things that we never forget. Recently, Rachelle Gardner wrote about making writing a lifestyle . The argument seems to be that if we expect to be successful at writing then we’re going to have to take this thing seriously. We might have to make some sacrifices that take us away from our families and out other obligations. What no one has been able to show me is that doing that is worth it. The saying goes that the wish of a dying man is never I wish I had spent more time at the office. I think you will find that dying a...