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19th May 2017 | for Creatives | reading, writing, writing for children, publishing, genre, never stop LEARNING, Stephanie Faris, audio books |
"Life would be perfect if I had hours each day to read for fun. In truth, most of the books I read are within my own genre. I need to stay up-to-date on the books being published in children's fiction in order to be able to come up with books my publisher will buy. That's my first priority. When I read for fun, usually it's in audiobook format, and I'm almost exclusively listening to books written by those who are much more accomplished than I am."
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