William StaffordA writer is not so much someone who has something to say as he is someone who has found a process that will bring about new things he would not have thought of if he had not started to say them.
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If a person wants to become a writer, they have to be willing to think outside the box. The process of becoming a writer is one that allows a person to think into their own head and create a story. To be a great writer you have to understand that your brain is like an infinite well of information.
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