You Don’t Need to Write Every Day to Be a Great Writer

Because you’re writing even when you’re not writing.

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I’ve been writing for over forty years. I’ve had my first poem — a haiku where I likened my mother’s voice to thunder — published when I was six. I’ve had two books — a memoir and a novel — published traditionally and to critical acclaim (although five people read my second book). Back in 2002, I edited and published on…