I write when the urge hits me, getting the words down as fast as I can type and then I step back from what I just wrote and start a dialectical process where I begin challenging my own writing.
About Donald McKay
Donald McKaywas a Nova Scotian-born American designer and builder of sailing ships, famed for his record-setting extreme clippers.
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I write when the urge hits me, getting the words down as fast as I can type and then I step back from what I just wrote and start a dialectical process where I begin challenging my own writing.
American shipbuilder
Write in a disciplined manner, but write in a way that is natural to the individual’s thought processes.
American shipbuilder
My first novel took 12 years to complete because life got in my way.
American shipbuilder
To come up with the ending to a story and then work backwards is like tying your shoe with one hand only.
American shipbuilder
I do not write by any set time schedule. I realize there are many writers who follow a daily regime where they arise at 6:00 a.m., do some sort of exercise, eat breakfast and then sit down and produce words for a three to four hour period.
American shipbuilder
I’ve been a writer for 42 years and, yes, it is a full time job for me. Not a hobby, but serious work.
American shipbuilder