To come up with the ending to a story and then work backwards is like tying your shoe with one hand only.
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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
Write in a disciplined manner, but write in a way that is natural to the individual's thought processes.
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Thanks to a fairly decent IQ, I can write on virtually any subject, and have done so in order to make a living.
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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.
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We believe these estimates are conservative, ... Our internal estimates are far more aggressive. However, until we put better numbers on the board, we are not going to lead you to any higher estimates.
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I write when the urge hits me, getting the words down as fast as I can type and then I step back from what I just wrote and start a dialectical process where I begin challenging my own writing.
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