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Goodreads asked Edward Ahern:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Edward Ahern Easier to reverse the question. The not best things about being a writer, from most to less are:
1. The payment (not) received
2.The (lack of) comprehension and admiration when telling people one is a writer.
3. The (absent) glow on receiving a form rejection from a publication one admires.
4. (Negative) critiques from ones' trusted comrades.

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