"There is no such thing as a great writer; there are only great re-writers."
NOAH LUKEMAN
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An aspiring writer. Loves reading, walking and spending time with my wife.
This links with a saying from a book called 'on writing well'. In that book the author said "the essence of writing lies in the ability to re-write".
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- There is no such thing as a failure until you completely give up.
- Before you give up, “failures” are just intermediate results that differ in measuring how successful you were and how they might re-direct you toward your goals.
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