Goodreads asked Justin Newland:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Justin Newland First of all, it's the surprises that the imagination springs on you. I tend to plot the novel before writing it, and then when I write it, I love the deviations and tangents that my imagination takes me down, completely different to where I expected to end up. The second thing I love about being a writer is that you learn new stuff all the time, not just about the craft and art of writing, but about life, people, just odd and curious facts. Third thing is, I know from the sheer complexity if the art of writing, that I'll never produce a perfect story or novel. Which means you can always develop and improve.

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