“Medicine, business, law, engineering… these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are the things that we live for.” ~ Robin Williams in Dead Poet’s Society There is one key element of my writer’s journey, which has launched me to each next level of craft mastery and publication. What is the secret? More on that in a minute. First, some context is necessary. I was a bit of a jerk growing up, or, as one person rightly said, insufferable snob. I weaved my way through life, breezing through high school with my buddies and a few years of college with the guys. I…