The Secret of a Successful Writer of Stories

Howard Thurston was the acknowledged dean of magicians. He never stepped in front of the footlights without first saying to himself, I love my audience. George Dyke ran away from home as a small boy, became a hobo and rode in boxcars. After 30 years working at a service station, he started playing music on his old fiddle. Soon he was traveling the area to listen to music and talk with accomplished fiddlers.