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Things I wish I'd known before starting to write.

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Believe it or not, I really do take this quite seriously. It's important to me to write good stories, not simply what the masses (think they) want. That's why I won't sell out and write utter crap that sounds as if was done using a template. Change the names and the locale, maybe a few key details, and voila! Another crap book. Nope. Not this girl. Good thing I don't have to live off it, but at least no one can ever call me a hack.

Do believe it. No one could call you any such thing.
 
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