Goodreads asked Harry Youtt:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Harry Youtt The two very best things about being a writer can also be viewed as two of the worst things. First, you get to pick your own hours and worksites, which you soon discover also means you can never get away from your craft, the way production line workers get breaks and the privilege of clocking out at the end of a shift. Second, as a writer, I'm always invited to see the world with fresh vision: clarity and focus, which sometimes becomes totally depressing when I'm forced to recognize that a lot of the world is pretty dismal.

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