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I think the answer lies in the fact that I would not have listened to the voice inside that guides me to write.
You've got more than a dollar's worth here, JJ. I feel the same. Raising kids was another factor for me. I didn't seriously begin writing until my youngest son went to college. It's funny that I could teach high school full-time and still take care of my kids, but I couldn't seem to write and simultaneously be a mom. I think it might have come easier if I'd been journaling at that point in my life. I know lots of women with children at home who are prolific writers. (There are several on this forum.) I just wasn't one of them.