What helped me grow up in and along my writing journey was to understand not everything I write may not be for everyone.

I had I understand that while I write the things I like, which may intrigue, scare, or inspire me — this may not be true for everyone.

I am aware what I do and will write has a waiting public — even if I have to build it.

Yet, as a writer you cannot be afraid of that building. It is the building which allows you to create, shift, change and go forward. The Audience is looking and listening — waiting to be seen.

Sometimes, the first place someone who looks like you is seen maybe in your own imagination or interpretation of the world they are often not seen in.

Do not rob them of their visibility.