"Someone once asked Somerset Maugham if he wrote on a sched… - Steven Pressfield

"Someone once asked Somerset Maugham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. “I write only when inspiration strikes,” he replied. “Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o’clock sharp."
That's a pro.

Steven Pressfield

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Steven Pressfield (born September 1943) is an American author of historical fiction and non-fiction, and screenplays.

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