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Many A Young Person Tells Me He Wants To Be A Writer. I Always Encourage Such People, But I Also Explain That There's A Big Difference Between Being A Writer And Writing. In Most Cases These Individuals Are Dreaming Of Wealth And Fame, Not The Long Hours Alone At The Typewriter. You've Got To Want To Write, I Say To Them, Not Want To Be A Writer. The Reality Is That Writing Is A Lonely, Private And Poor-paying Affair. For Every Writer Kissed By Fortune, There Are Thousands More Whose Longing Is Never Requited. Even Those Who Succeed Often Know Long Periods Of Neglect And Poverty. I Did.

I Get Interviewed A Lot, And I Found Myself Listening To What The Interviewer Is Asking Me, I'm Analyzing What I'm Being Asked More Than My Response.

Never Completely Encircle Your Enemy. Leave Him Some Escape, For He Will Fight Even More Desperately If Trapped.

In Every Conceivable Manner, The Family Is Link To Our Past, Bridge To Our Future.

Beginning Writers Must Appreciate The Prerequisites If They Hope To Become Writers. You Pay Your Dues - Which Takes Years.