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.
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Many A Young Person Tells Me He
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.
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