It was only after two years' work that it occurred to me that I was a writer. I had no particular expectation that the novel would ever be published, because it was sort of a mess. It was only when I found myself writing things I didn't realise I knew that I said, 'I'm a writer now.' The novel had become an incentive to deeper thinking. That's really what writing is–an intense form of thought. Don DeLillo
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When you become a writer, you often get a lot of attention. You can get paid for your work and get your name out there. But, you might not realise how much thought and effort goes into that first novel. Some writers never get past that first novel.

They just want to write and get their name out there. It takes a lot of time to grow and develop as a writer, and almost always comes with a lot of self-doubt and self-rejection.

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