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the best writing advice Steven Pressfield has ever gotten

March 3, 2023 by omwow
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If you’re getting nowhere with your art, and you’re seriously wondering whether you’re just making a fool out of your self with your quixotic quest, here’s a bit of advice bestselling author Steven Pressfield received when he was in his fourties. Pressfield had been pursuing his dream of being a writer for almost 30 years … Read more

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