Defend Your Inner Writing Life

Posted on November 7, 2018 by KL Wagoner — 2 Comments

A writing life and a writing career are two separate things, and it’s crucial to keep the first. The single essential survival skill for anybody interested in creating art is to learn to defend this inner life from the world. ~ Lan Samantha Chang

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Speculative Fiction Writer

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Tagged with: creating art, encouragement to write, inner writing life, Lan Samantha Chang quote, quotes for writers, survival skills for writers, the writing life, writing truths
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2 comments on “Defend Your Inner Writing Life”

1. Joyce Hertzoff says:

   November 8, 2018 at 4:40 pm

   Great quote for any writer.

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   • KL Wagoner says:

     November 9, 2018 at 4:28 pm

     I’m glad you liked it, Joyce. Thanks for stopping by.

     Reply

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