#writerscoffeeclub 8 Jan - Do you agree with Samuel Johnson, who said, "No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money?"
No, but there is something to be said for treating yourself like a professional. People get all kinds of things out of writing. What you shouldn't do is pay thousands of dollars to vanity publishers to get published, and you should be on the lookout for other types of scammers along the way.
Chad Grayson /
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2025-01-08 21:38:09
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