Kerry GreenwoodIf I ever saw my muse she would be an old woman with a tight bun and spectacles poking me in the middle of the back and growling, "Wake up and write the book!
About This Quote
This quote is about how it’s important to find your voice when you’re young, so you can get started right away. This writer did the same thing every day, and he still did it over 40 years after he wrote the quote. He was always writing.
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