Why writing a book is a lot like raising chickens

Raise your hands: how many of you have dreamed of writing a book? How many of you have ever wanted to raise chickens? As a writer and a farmer, I was struck by the similarities.
Oh really, you say? Come on, that's got to be the farthest stretch imaginable…
As a writer, you come up with this wonderful, gem of an idea for a book. It's amazing, and you love it, the same way a farmer enthusiastically goes through the hatchery catalog in spring.

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