Your novel lies in your heart
8th June 2017 | for Creatives | novel writing, writing, reaching your audience, artist's voice, storytelling, Walter Mosley |
"Your novel lies in your heart; it is a book about today, no matter in which era it is set, written for a contemporary audience to express a story that could only have come from you."
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