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what's it like being a professional
 

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what's it like being a professional
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well I'm tempted to say it's like
 

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well I'm tempted to say it's like
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sorting through a tub of building blocks
 

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sorting through a tub of building blocks
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or finding your way out of the woods
 

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or finding your way out of the woods
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with some other daunting task but no
 

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with some other daunting task but no
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metaphor can do it justice really
 

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metaphor can do it justice really
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because writing professionally is
 

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because writing professionally is
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discovery and doubt and delusion and
 

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discovery and doubt and delusion and
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relief and achievement basically being a
 

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relief and achievement basically being a
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professional writer is really fun so
 

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professional writer is really fun so
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here's my writing process more or less
 

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here's my writing process more or less
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first off the vast majority of my work
 

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first off the vast majority of my work
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day is not spent clacking away at some
 

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day is not spent clacking away at some
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computer keyboard it's spent thinking
 

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computer keyboard it's spent thinking
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thinking about the next word and why I
 

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thinking about the next word and why I
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want to say it thinking about whether
 

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want to say it thinking about whether
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the sentence I just wrote sounds good
 

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the sentence I just wrote sounds good
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and while I think I'll stare out the
 

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and while I think I'll stare out the
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window or at the i-beams on the ceiling
 

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window or at the i-beams on the ceiling
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until something worthwhile pops into my
 

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until something worthwhile pops into my
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so once I've researched and organized my
 

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so once I've researched and organized my
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ideas I start writing on the computer
 

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ideas I start writing on the computer
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now this is usually the point where I
 

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now this is usually the point where I
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convince myself that this assignment
 

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convince myself that this assignment
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will be a breeze and thanks to the
 

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will be a breeze and thanks to the
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incredible ideas pouring forth from my
 

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brain I'm also convinced that my writing
 

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will be amazing overall I'm feeling good
 

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will be amazing overall I'm feeling good
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then I read over my first draft and I
 

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then I read over my first draft and I
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have to confront reality so my draft is
 

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have to confront reality so my draft is
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passable sure and one or two parts may
 

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passable sure and one or two parts may
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even be decent but most of it is
 

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even be decent but most of it is
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incoherent and clumsy this sentence
 

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incoherent and clumsy this sentence
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doesn't make any sense
 

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doesn't make any sense
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that whole paragraph is irrelevant the
 

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that whole paragraph is irrelevant the
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draft is a mess and I'm worried that I
 

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draft is a mess and I'm worried that I
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don't know how to fix it
 

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don't know how to fix it
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writing is a solitary job and self-doubt
 

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writing is a solitary job and self-doubt
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can quickly turn that solitude and
 

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can quickly turn that solitude and
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especially when I'm lost in this
 

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especially when I'm lost in this
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labyrinth of broken words and it feels
 

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labyrinth of broken words and it feels
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like I'll be working on this thing for
 

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like I'll be working on this thing for
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the next decade this is when I have to
 

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the next decade this is when I have to
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remind myself that it's okay if the
 

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remind myself that it's okay if the
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first draft is ugly and hard to follow
 

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first drafts are meant for exploration
 

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first drafts are meant for exploration
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experimentation their starting points
 

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experimentation their starting points
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nothing more so I start fixing it little
 

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nothing more so I start fixing it little
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by little and eventually I can't spot
 

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by little and eventually I can't spot
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any more problems when I submit the
 

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any more problems when I submit the
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draft of my editor I'm optimistic again
 

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draft of my editor I'm optimistic again
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I have climbed out of the valley I have
 

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I have climbed out of the valley I have
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triumphed over my doubt and my work is
 

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triumphed over my doubt and my work is
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done well actually no it's not I get the
 

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done well actually no it's not I get the
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feedback from my editor and turns out
 

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feedback from my editor and turns out
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I've still got plenty of work to do
 

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I've still got plenty of work to do
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sometimes a few things need to be added
 

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sometimes a few things need to be added
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or changed and other times the entire
 

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or changed and other times the entire
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assignment needs to be reworked from top
 

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assignment needs to be reworked from top
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to bottom don't usually tries to creep
 

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to bottom don't usually tries to creep
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back over me while I review the
 

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back over me while I review the
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constructive criticism but I've got to
 

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constructive criticism but I've got to
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remember that feedback is meant to boost
 

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remember that feedback is meant to boost
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my writing not serve my ego I need to
 

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my writing not serve my ego I need to
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hear it when the revisions are finished
 

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hear it when the revisions are finished
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and submitted it's kind of a relief
 

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and submitted it's kind of a relief
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really and it's only then that I can
 

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really and it's only then that I can
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look back on my work and say you know
 

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look back on my work and say you know
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that's not bad writing for a living can
 

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that's not bad writing for a living can
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be tedious and stressful at times sure
 

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be tedious and stressful at times sure
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sometimes I can't think of what to say
 

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sometimes I can't think of what to say
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sometimes my self-doubt tries to run the
 

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sometimes my self-doubt tries to run the
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show and these feelings come with the
 

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show and these feelings come with the
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territory but those difficulties are
 

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territory but those difficulties are
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nothing compared to how much I adore
 

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nothing compared to how much I adore
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this job I mean my workday consists of
 

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this job I mean my workday consists of
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thinking and exploring and creating and
 

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thinking and exploring and creating and
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staring at the ceiling and challenging
 

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staring at the ceiling and challenging
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myself over and over and over again like
 

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myself over and over and over again like
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I said being a professional writer is
 

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I said being a professional writer is
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GCF global creating opportunities for a
 

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GCF global creating opportunities for a
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