The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.

Robert Cormier
The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have...
The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have...
The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have...
The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have...
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The beauty of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time. There are no mistakes when you're writing a story or a poem because you can revise and revise until you're satisfied with the result. In the case of writing a book or a screenplay, you can make changes until the day before it's published. Many people believe, however, that this is not the case when they are in the midst of writing a book. They believe that an author should only make changes when he or she has absolutely no other choice in the matter.

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