Gerald Everett Jones
My writing is rarely motivated by inspiration. What pushes me is a desire to express myself, and if I'm not writing, I'm feeling frustrated. Also, after being a professional writer for longer than most of my fans have been alive, I confess to the unromantic secret that the best and most consistent motivation is discipline. As one of my wisest editor-mentors once said, "You start by putting your butt in a chair."
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