Writing is like training to be an athlete. There is a lot of training and work that nobody sees in order to compete. The writer needs to write every … - Isabel Allende

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Writing is like training to be an athlete. There is a lot of training and work that nobody sees in order to compete. The writer needs to write every day, just as the athlete needs to train. Much of the writing will never be used, but it is essential to do it. I always tell my young students to write at least one good page a day. At the end of the year they will have at least 360 good pages. That is a book.