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When I was 15, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. All the
students nearly fell out of their chairs, ___1___me. "Don't be ___2___. Only geniuses (天才) can become
writers," the English teacher said sarcastically(讽刺地). "And you are getting a D this term." I was ___3___
deeply and I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short, sad poem about ___4___ dreams and mailed it to theCapper's Weekly
newspaper. To my ___5___, they published it, and sent me two dollars. I was a(an)___6___ writer! I
showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed again. "Just plain dumb luck,(纯属侥幸)" the teacher said. However, I'd tasted ___7___. I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written.
By the time I graduated from high school(with a C-minus average), I had scrapbooks filled with my
published ___8___. I never talked about my writing to my ___9___, friends or my family again. They were
___10___ killers, and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always
choose their dreams.
Later, I wrote a book about what I understood and ___11___ about life. It took me nine months, just
like a(an)___12__. I chose a publisher and wrote a letter, which ___13___: "I wrote this book myself, I
___14__ you like it. Chapters(章节) 6 and 12 are my___15___. Thank you." I mailed it without an
envelope.
A month later, I___16___a letter, and a request to start working on___17___book.Crying Wind
became a bestseller, and was translated into 15 languages. People ask what college I attended, what
degrees I have, and what qualifications(品质) I have tobe a writer. The answer is ___18___. I just write. I'm not a genius, and I'm not gifted. I just write. To all those who dream of___19___, I'm shouting at you, "Yes, you___20__! Don't listen to them!"  Writing is easy. It's fun, and anyone can do it.

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