Lincoln Child

Born : 1979

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Lincoln Child born on 1979. As of today 7th May 2025 , we have thoughtfully curated a selection of 7 powerful, inspirational, and motivational quotes - carefully handpicked from an extensive archive of life lessons and timeless wisdom. This legendary quote writer was born in american and went on to share won inspiring words with the world, leaving behind a global legacy that transcends borders.

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Quotes of Lincoln Child

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My first job out of college was as an editorial assistant in a New York publishing house. Being an editorial assistant is the purgatory would-be editors must endure before they can ascend the ladder and begin acquiring books on their own. I spent a year filing paperwork, writing copy, and typing rejection letters.

Writing on your own is, in a way, a very lonely profession. There's no one there to help you.

I can't listen to music while writing - any such distraction would have dreadful consequences.

The funny thing about writing is I think a lot of people assume that you're sitting in a garret with a quill pen for hour after hour.

For me, writing never gets easier. It's always hard work. It doesn't matter how many words you wrote the day before, or how many novels you've completed in the last decade: every day you start fresh again with that same blank page, or that same blank screen.