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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-mckay/i-write-when-the-urge-hits-me-getting-the-words-down-as-fast-as-i-can/)

[Donald McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-mckay/)

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## More by Donald McKay

> [To come up with the ending to a story and then work backwards is like tying your shoe with one hand only.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-mckay/to-come-up-with-the-ending-to-a-story-and-then-work-backwards-is-like/)

[Donald McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-mckay/)

> [Write in a disciplined manner, but write in a way that is natural to the individual's thought processes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-mckay/write-in-a-disciplined-manner-but-write-in-a-way-that-is-natural-to/)

[Donald McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-mckay/)

> [I write when the urge hits me, getting the words down as fast as I can type and then I step back from what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-mckay/i-write-when-the-urge-hits-me-getting-the-words-down-as-fast-as-i-can/)

[Donald McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-mckay/)

> [I've been a writer for 42 years and, yes, it is a full time job for me. Not a hobby, but serious work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-mckay/i-ve-been-a-writer-for-42-years-and-yes-it-is-a-full-time-job-for-me/)

[Donald McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-mckay/)

> [I do not write by any set time schedule. I realize there are many writers who follow a daily regime where they arise at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-mckay/i-do-not-write-by-any-set-time-schedule-i-realize-there-are-many/)

[Donald McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-mckay/)

> [My first novel took 12 years to complete because life got in my way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-mckay/my-first-novel-took-12-years-to-complete-because-life-got-in-my-way/)

[Donald McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-mckay/)

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