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Start early and work hard. A writer's apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he's almost ready to begin. That takes a while.

David Eddings

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David Eddings
Age: 77 †
Born: 1931
Born: July 7
Died: 2009
Died: June 2
Novelist
Writer
Spokane
Washington
David Carroll Eddings
Almost
Million
Start
Begin
Words
Early
Hard
Usually
Writing
Writer
Work
Ready
Apprenticeship
Millions
Discarded
Takes
Involves

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