User blog comment:Ben109/Big News, Big Surprises, and Big Friends/@comment-1874924-20101004032353

I'm glad you found my remarks helpful, Ben, especially since we haven't had all that much contact.

As for the work of older writers making you feel insecure (and inadequate, you seem to be implying) that's the wrong approach. We older folks have, among other advantages, a lot more formal education in writing than you have had so far. Writers like myself, Sprink, Ult and Lilac didn't spring from the womb with the writing skills we've shown here on the wiki.

Look at our level of writing skill as something to aspire to, not something to be intimidated by. As the adage goes, you have to learn to walk before you can learn to run.