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Gaia Spins On, Silently Contemplating What It Means To Be Born Into A Sarcastic Universe.

Beware Of Self-indulgence. The Romance Surrounding The Writing Profession Carries Several Myths: That One Must Suffer In Order To Be Creative; That One Must Be Cantankerous And Objectionable In Order To Be Bright; That Ego Is Paramount Over Skill; That One Can Rise To A Level From Which One Can Tell The Reader To Go To Hell. These Myths, If Believed, Can Ruin You. If You Believe You Can Make A Living As A Writer, You Already Have Enough Ego.

My First Duty To Write A Gripping Yarn. Second Is To Convey Credible Characters Who Make You Feel What They Feel. Only Third Comes The Idea.

If You Believe You Can Make A Living As A Writer, You Already Have Enough Ego.

All This Talk Of Using Tax Policy To 'assess Social Costs'...what A Dumb Idea. The Only Way To Stop Polluters Is To Put Them Against Walls And Shoot Them.