the kind of stories that you'd love to read
7th July 2016 | for Creatives | reading, create for YOURSELF, writing, reaching your audience, Susan Ee |
"Write the kind of stories that you'd love to read, not what you think will please other people or the market in general. If you love it, there's a good chance that others will too, and those readers will tell their friends."
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