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An Analogy for Budding Writers
The mindset that will help you go pro
For close to 20 years of my adult life, my family lived in a mobile home.
I’m not saying it was an awful experience. For a long time, it provided shelter from the elements and was an affordable place to live.
But we never intended to live there forever.
The Dream Begins
3 or so years ago, my brother-in-law noticed some commotion going on at the house next to his.
He went over to investigate.
“What’s going on?” he asked one of the men there.
“The old lady just died and we’re selling everything.”
“Does that include the house?”
“Yes, sir.”
He then made them an offer, which was immediately accepted.
Fast forward a year. My wife gets a call from her brother. “You and Frank want to buy the house next to mine and remodel it?”
We thought and prayed about it for a day or two, then decided to go for it.
