Thoughts on writing and life for October 2023

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Just a few thoughts on why our focus as authors should be on building relationships, not just on selling books.

This is an edited excerpt from my October 2023 newsletter, The Writing Life. (Subscribe here.)

You can also listen to it on my Living the Writing Life podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

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