My first novel took 12 years to complete because life got in my way.
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I've been a writer for 42 years and, yes, it is a full time job for me. Not a hobby, but serious work.Donald McKay
I do not write by any set time schedule. I realize there are many writers who follow a daily regime where they arise at 6:00 a.m., do some sort of exercise, eat breakfast and then sit down and produce words for a three to four hour period.
Donald McKay
Thanks to a fairly decent IQ, I can write on virtually any subject, and have done so in order to make a living.
Donald McKay
Now that I am living in God's gift to earth, the isothermal range of the Blue Ridge Mountains that runs down the border line of Western North and South Carolina, my mind is geared up for production.
Donald McKay
To come up with the ending to a story and then work backwards is like tying your shoe with one hand only.
Donald McKay
Write in a disciplined manner, but write in a way that is natural to the individual's thought processes.
Donald McKay
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