But I also think that writing is a constantly changing flow of meaning and rhythms painted by sound and even shape of letters. I can say a word that may mean one thing to a majority of people, but to you it could mean something else. For instance: today I made the mistake of writing to someone, “I hope this is the manner of
writing you are looking for. If it is not I will altar it however you need me to.” I meant to use the word ‘alter,’ but someone could read this and think I really did mean ‘altar’ as in ‘sacrifice’… something so different than ‘alter’ which would most likely mean’change.’

I think your writing about your fear and questioning why you should write at all is beautiful in that it echos the tremble of every creative heart. It echos in mine.

One last thing that I love about words… to determine if something is ‘good’ one has to determine what the word ‘good’ really means. We may both agree that a neon orange female nude is made up of specific uv rays of light, just as the word ‘good’ is made up of the letters g-o-o-d, but what it means to each of us will always be slightly different.

Good luck in writing your letter. Letters are wonderful.