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Goodreads asked Caleb Wachter:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Caleb Wachter Setting one's own hours. Your office can be anywhere if you use a laptop computer, and that's another huge bonus. I love to sail (as in, across oceans without stopping until I get to my destination) so writing is a natural thing I can do while I'm engaged in that hobby/lifestyle.

I'd say a close second is the opportunity to share the stories and ideas in your head with the world and see what they think about them. It's always exciting when people respond to an idea that's been rolling around between my ears for years before I finally put it into some consumable form or other, like a book/ebook.

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