I’m a Man of Few Words

When I was in fifth grade, my music teacher said I didn’t say a lot. But when I did, you knew a lot of thought went into it.

In college, my nickname was “Silent Mike” — for more reasons than one. But for this story, it’s because I still didn’t say a lot. I’ve always been an introvert at heart.

The same can be said of my writing. Some of the advice that I keep reading says that I should publish and publish often. But it goes against my very nature.

I want each story that I write to have careful thought and meaning behind it. I don’t want to write just to write. I want to make sure everything I write is meaningful and insightful.

Sometimes it’s important to go against the grain and stay true to yourself, even in your writing.