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Many a young person tells
me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain
that there’s a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most
cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours
alone at a typewriter. "You’ve got to want to write," I say to them, "not want
to be a writer."
The reality is that writing is a lonely,
private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are
thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in
the U. S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all.
What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment
building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I
immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine
writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a
break and
A. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
C. show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career