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Back when I first started writing for a living, I was a binge writer. I would settle down at my desk and not come up for air for three days or more. Then came the inevitable crash.

Once I began working for hire in Hollywood, I found out real quick that this method didn’t work. Producers paid you big bucks to deliver quickly and on time. Writing for Hollywood was one of the best things that ever happened to me. It gave me discipline and persistence. And, above all, it taught me the value of m...