Neither did the cop car that went past, nor the firetruck, nor the next three cop-cars.
The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.
See things as they are and write about them. Don?t waste your creative energy trying to make things up. Even if you are writing fiction, write the things you see and know.
I shouted, and earned a hard thump on my head for my trouble.
Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all of your time.