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People ask what college I attended, what degree I have, and what qualifications I have to be a writer.
人們問我讀過什么大學，有什么學位，有什么資歷成為一個作家。
The answer is none. I just write. I'm not a genius, I'm not gifted and don't write right. I'm not disciplined, either, and spend more time with my children and friends than I do writing.
我的回答是什么都沒有。我只是寫。我不是天才，我沒有天賦，寫作是野路子。我也沒受過什么訓練，而且在孩子和朋友們身上花的時間比寫作還多。
I didn't own a thesaurus until four years ago and I use a small Webster's dictionary that I bought for 89 cents. I use an electric typewriter that I paid $129 for six years ago. I've never used a word processor. I do all the cooking, cleaning and laundry for a family of six and fit my writing in a few minutes here and there. I write everything in longhand while sitting on the sofa with my four kids, eating pizza and watching TV. When the book is finished, I type it and mail it to the publisher.
直到四年前我才有了一本同類詞匯編，我一直用一本89美分買的韋氏小詞典。我用的電動打字機是六年前花129美元買的。我從未用過文字處理機。我們一家六口，燒飯、洗衣、打掃衛生全是我一個人做，只能見縫插針地抽空寫那么幾分鐘。我是跟四個孩子坐在沙發上邊吃匹薩餅邊看電視時以手寫的方式寫東西的。書寫完后，再把它打出來寄給出版商。
I've written eight books. Four have been published, and three are still out with the publishers. One stinks.
我已經寫了八本書。四本已經出版，三本還在出版商手里。只有一本水平較差。
To all those who dream of writing, I'm shouting at you, "Yes, you can! Yes, you can!" I don't write right, but I've beaten the odds. Writing isn't difficult, it's fun, and anyone can write a book if they set their mind on it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn't hurt.
對所有夢想著當作家的人，我要大聲對你們說：“是的，你能！是的，你能！”我沒有按正規路子在寫作，但我已戰勝了種種困難。寫作并不難，寫作很有趣，只要下定決心任何人都能寫書。當然，有一點小小的傻運氣也沒壞處。
