Indeed. I am the very definition of "white", due to my writerly habit of hunching in front of a computer in the semi-darkness. It's like those animals in caves who go completely white.
"Funny is a formula for which there are a million variables, and it is impossible to backtrack unless, possibly, you make a living out of it."~Rosey Unicorn
I tell the neophyte: Write a million words–the absolute best you can write, then throw it all away and bravely turn your back on what you have written. At that point, you’re ready to begin. — David Eddings