The only way to escape the weight of history is to write about it.
People haven't always been there for me, but music always has.
Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.
The most valuable resource in any organization is its people.