Very few writers really know what they are doing until they have done …

Anne Lamott
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Very few writers really know what they are doing until they have done it. ✨ Anne Lamott (2007). Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, p.22, Anchor
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Very few writers really know what they are doing until they have done it. ✨ Anne Lamott (2007). Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, p.22, Anchor

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