New fiction writers are a special breed in my estimation, and I never dreamed that so many people would be interested, but I remember being led by God.
You could argue that if the average golfer plays a golf course with 430-yard par 4s and they always miss the green, that's good practice. It's definitely great practice to play a course that's too long for you.
I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

