For Our Writing To Matter

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I see an obsession with some writers about “having it last,” that thing that ensures your book has an impact.  They want the physical copy everyone is reading on the airplane, the wide distribution, becoming a classic.  That’s very understandable, we humans are social creatures, and we want to affect people.

I get the desire for impact.  ...