is its own education
19th April 2017 | for Creatives | creative process, creating isn't easy, novel writing, writing, publishing, never stop LEARNING, Laura Maylene Walter |
"The act of writing a book-length manuscript is its own education, regardless of whether the manuscript is ultimately published."
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