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Danila Botha

The Joys Of Being on Book Tour

Hi Open Book Readers, I really love touring. I love doing readings, and I try to do as many as I can.

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Stuart Ross

and i mean it from the bottom of my heart, of my heart, of my heart

Most writers don’t make much money, and those in the small press realm can barely afford a wet shoebox to live in.

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Posted: Oct 31st, 2015 @ 02:14 PM Liz Worth The thing that terrifies me the most about writing It came out of me the in a journal entry the other day, a fear I know has been swimming around inside for years now, but one that I never fully articulated, or maybe even fully acknowledged, until it was right in front of my face: