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I've been a writer for 42 years and, yes, it is a full time job for me. Not a hobby, but serious work.

~Donald Mckay

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I do not write by any set time schedule. I realize there are many writers who follow a daily regime where they arise at 6:00 a.m., do some sort of exercise, eat breakfast and then sit down and produce words for a three to four hour period.

~Donald Mckay

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I write when the urge hits me, getting the words down as fast as I can type and then I step back from what I just wrote and start a dialectical process where I begin challenging my own writing.

~Donald Mckay

Topics: Back Begin Challenging Down Fast Getting Hits Just Me My Own Own Process Start Step Then Type Urge Where Words Write Writing Wrote I Can I Write

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Write in a disciplined manner, but write in a way that is natural to the individual's thought processes.

~Donald Mckay

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To come up with the ending to a story and then work backwards is like tying your shoe with one hand only.

~Donald Mckay

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My first novel took 12 years to complete because life got in my way.

~Donald Mckay

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Designer

Born: Unknown

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