That's very nice if they want to publish you, but don't pay too much a…

Natalie Goldberg
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That's very nice if they want to publish you, but don't pay too much attention to it. It will toss you away. Just continue to write. ✨ Natalie Goldberg (2016). Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, p.214, Shambhala Publications
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