You need a motive to write & a bit of self-delusion…advice from a non-fiction author QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
Three guidelines from American non-fiction writer Michael Lewis
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It’s always good to have a motive to get you in the chair. If your motive is money, find another one.
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I took my biggest risk when I walked away from a lucrative job at age twenty-seven to be a writer. I’m glad I was too young to realize what a dumb decision it seemed to be, because it was the right decision for me.
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A lot of my best decisions were made in a state of self-delusion. When you’re trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way.
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For me non fiction have been my best outing in writing, my books happen every second, every minute, every hour and absolutelly every day of my life as I walk the street, seat in the lecture room and even when I seat in practice my Books are evntually made up from every happenstance in our world, as LIFE happens !!!
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2017.
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