I became interested in writing at an early age. So when my fourth-grade teacher told me about a【C1】______ writer' s conference where students my age could【C2】______ published writers, I decided to go. I began thinking about the writers whose stories I【C3】______ —Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Shell Silverstein and【C4】______ if they would be at this conference. Well, I went to the conference, but I was a little【C5】______ . None of them were there. But the conference was well【C6】______ , and every half hour we would move on to hear a new writer speak. Soon the【C7】______ period of the day came. A man introduced himself and gave the same little speech we had heard since that morning.【C8】______ , he threw in a twist(转折). "【C9】______ are more than just words thrown together," he said. " Words are more than just【C10】______ thrown together. You must also【C11】______ the mood or the tone(语气) of your ideas. " He let that idea sink in and then【C12】______ us about the difference between a house and a home. We all thought that was a【C13】______ question, and made some wild guesses at it. "Class," he【C14】______ , "the difference between a house and a home is in the mood or the tone. A house is the【C15】______ —the wood, the bricks, the lighting, the refrigerator. A home is the love and warmth and comfort you【C16】______ as you walk through the【C17】______ . " I've kept that【C18】______ in my memory ever since that day. Writing is more than just filling up a blank page with【C19】______ ; it' s about expressing your ideas with clarity(清晰) and the mood. And that' s why I【C20】______ it.