Before one is successful that is before any one is ready to pay money for anything you do then you are certain that every word you have written is an important word to have written and that any word you have written is as important as any other word and you keep everything you have written with great care. ~ Ch. 2
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Before achieving financial success, you must treat every word you write as essential and preserve them all with care.
- In plain terms
- Treat every word you write as important before you start getting paid.
- What can you take from it?
- Value and keep all your writing during the early stages of your career.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you value early work?
- What changes when money enters?
Another view
This view might discourage editing or revising work before publication.
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