To be the kind of writer you want to be, you must first be the kind of…

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To be the kind of writer you want to be, you must first be the kind of thinker you want to be. ✨ Ayn Rand (2000). The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers, p.102, Penguin
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To be the kind of writer you want to be, you must first be the kind of thinker you want to be. ✨ Ayn Rand (2000). The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers, p.102, Penguin

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