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Now that A Biography of Story, A Brief History of Humanity is released, I want to show you why I wrote this non-fiction book and broke three ‘golden rules’ of publishing. One of my editors described the book as ‘a love letter
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All writers struggle at some point with their first full-length manuscript. But the right spark, whether a book, a mentor, a writers’ conference or a combination of all three, can set us back on track. A few weeks ago I
