I am dismayed to realize that much of the advice I used to parcel out …

Susan Orlean
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I am dismayed to realize that much of the advice I used to parcel out to aspiring writers has passed its sell-by date. ✨ Advice by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. September 21, 2010.
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