I am late to the game on this one. I had seen talk about this speech but fell upon it today and saw a great presentation on belief, choice and faith - clearly worth the watch when you have 20 minutes.
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by Maria Popova - Atlantic Article
The Great Gatsby author's surprisingly blunt advice to would-be writers:
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/01/nothing-any-good-isnt-hard-f-scott-fitzgeralds-secret-to-great-writing/266935/
I found this in the Atlantic but please check out her website with a lot of great stuff for those who like this kind of stuff: http://www.brainpickings.org/
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