There are very few professions in which people just sit down and think hard for five or six hours a day all by themselves. Of course it's why you want to become a writer – because you have the liberty to do that, but once you have the liberty you also have the obligation to do it. Tobias Wolff
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As a writer, you need to sit down and think hard for five or six hours every single day. You have the freedom to do so because you are your own boss, but unfortunately there is no manual or handbook that tells you exactly how to be a great writer.

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