When I was teaching myself to write, in my twenties and thirties, here’s what I used to do. I’d work at a real job (usually in advertising in New York) and save my money till I had enough to last me about two years. Then I’d quit, move someplace really cheap, rent a place, and write full-time. I did this three times between 1967 and 1980.

I never sold anything. Never got anything published. Never made a penny.

via Writing Wednesdays: Writing and Money, Part 2.

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  1. I was introduced to Mr. Pressfield’s through APE when someone recommended “The War of Art”. It got me through some creative blocks and I have passed on the recommendation to other photographers in the last few years.


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