Goodreads asked Stephen B. Seager:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Stephen B. Seager People who are writers, write because they have to. If you are thinking about becoming a writer, go to medical school or become an attorney. You'll enjoy it and make a lot of money...Good, now that those people are gone. Being a writer is a gift from God. It's hard work and only occasionally, very occasionally, will you be financially rewarded. But ask anyone who has poured their soul into a manuscript, what it's like to see the finished product in the window of Barnes and Noble. They'll tell you the best thing about being a writer. You get to have your say in a meaningful way. That doesn't come along very often...

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