happy writer is an open writer
5th March 2017 | for Creatives | reading, books, food, film, language, writing, travel, ideas, artists must EXPERIENCE, Chuck Wendig |
"The happy writer is an open writer: open to experiences, emotions, words, ideas, books, authors, tastes, smells, films, travel."
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