Do it for you
13th July 2016 | for Creatives | create for YOURSELF, writing, writer-reader relationship, value the art, Donald Maass |
"Write high-impact fiction ... Do it for you. Do it for me. The night is long. The hours of darkness are dull. We need more fireworks."
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