As a young composer, I struggled to the point of nearly abandoning music writing altogether because of the fear that I had nothing to add. After some early inspirations and excitement writing orchestral music, I was suddenly overcome by the idea that everything had already been done in music. Why even bother? Don't Be Different for Its Own Sake Many of my peers seemed unconcerned or unaware of this existential question. I suspect though, that subconsciously they knew they nee