A friend of mine—a brilliant writer—
once called me in a panic when she
suddenly became frozen with fear over
the subject matter of the book she was
working on and could no longer bring
herself to write it.
Her book was, among many other
splendid things, very personal, dark, and
twisted, and my friend was concerned
that it was too much. That it was
crossing the line.
That she was exposing herself as a
giant weirdo pervert freak.
This brings up something that’s SO
important to have a firm grasp on if
you’re going to get anywhere near
reaching your full potential in this life as