You Can Sit There and Do Nothing…or You Could Do the Work

Anthony Moore
Nov 2 · 5 min read

In a recent interview, Neil Gaiman (#1 New York Times best-selling author) explained that when it comes to his writing, he only gives himself 2 options:

You can sit here and write, or you can sit here and do nothing. But you can’t sit here and do anything else.

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