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8 reasons why not everyone will read your book and why that’s perfectly fine

Write for those who will appreciate what you have to say. As a writer, you will certainly have your favorite … More

You know you are successful when someone can write an article on the best 50 book covers for one of … More

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“I’ve not read The English Patient since it came out in 1992, and I suspect and know more than anyone … More

I began writing with the help of an AI-powered browser plug-in so adept at correcting my linguistic missteps, it ended … More

I often tell people I didn’t earn a Bachelor’s degree in English and instead wound up with one. There was … More

Rules have locked into our collective thinking about what serves as ‘elegant writing’. As deemed by John Dryden, it is … More

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