Letters from the Editor: On the remarkability of writers, Amazon's misinformation crusade, and more

FYI, you're a bit different than the rest when you're a writer.
 
The other day I ran across a post from marketing guru Seth Godin that really spoke to me. He said:
 
"Remarkable work is usually accomplished by people who have non-typical priorities."
He was speaking in a broad-based sense, but of course I thought of you all, the people who choose to write books. Anyone in today's modern world could have a million priorities that would be considered typical; getting your taxes done, buying groceries, or focusing on work that pays the bills all come to mind. 

But someone who chooses to write a book is making a deliberate choice to make writing a priority. Writing a book isn't an immediate obligation like taxes, it doesn't feed you like groceries, and it doesn't provide like day-to-day paid work (at least, not at the beginning). You choose to do it because you're someone with non-typical priorities, who values things beyond what immediately feeds you. You're looking ahead, at what you can contribute to the world, at the legacy you'll leave for years to come.

And that, I think, is something worth celebrating. Here's to creating remarkable work! ​

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