Oh, I was super serious about practicing and rudiments, and still am. I still have all my books.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I still need practice in enjoying the fruits of success.
I'm still learning my craft.
I still have a lot to learn, and I still have a lot to prove.
You might think that after 40 years of practice you wouldn't need to practice anymore, but sadly it doesn't work that way. You still have to keep chugging away and perfecting.
After 26 years, I am still practicing what I preach.
I don't read my books, so I don't allow myself the dangerous luxury of toying with the idea of doing things differently.
I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly.
I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.
When I wrote The Onion Field, I realized that my first two novels were just practice.
I hadn't been practicing or playing or anything. But that had been a vital part of my life.