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My work is very dear to me, and certainly i have had all the emotional highs and lows that go with trying to get it to an audience. but i do have some kind of detachment that seems somewhat unusual in my trade. i'm a writer who writes every day. i don't have a period of months where i can't get anything done and i wander around tearing my hair out. when i come back from a book tour, for instance, i might have one day where i sleep late and then check my e-mail, and then go for a walk, and then the next day i'm really itching to get back at writing a story.
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My Work Is Very Dear To Me,

Daniel Handler
My work is very dear to me, and certainly i have had all the emotional highs and lows that go with trying to get it to an audience. but i do have some kind of detachment that seems somewhat unusual in my trade. i'm a writer who writes every day. i don't have a period of months where i can't get anything done and i wander around tearing my hair out. when i come back from a book tour, for instance, i might have one day where i sleep late and then check my e-mail, and then go for a walk, and then the next day i'm really itching to get back at writing a story.
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