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One of the college classes I took while completing my degree in Theater was a group voice lesson. Most of us were experienced musically, but there were a couple of students who were considered non-singers because of their inability to—sing! When it was their turn, they stood next to the piano, moving their mouths, but all that anyone heard was the accompanying music. “Sing badly!” the instructor told them, explaining how their fear of sounding bad, rendered them incapable of making any sound at all. The students took the suggestion and began to sing—badly of course, but at least they had a place to start. Whenever I sit down to write I have to remind myself to “sing badly,” because only then will I find the story is that I’m supposed to be telling....