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The best advice is not to write what you know, it's to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best- write the story you want to read.
The best advice is not to write what you know, it's to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best- write the story you want to read.
Approximate author period: c. 1983 AD · modern
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- Austin Kleon
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- Approximate author period: c. 1983 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Austin Kleon: documented birth year 1983; activity date not established. Wikidata Q16730920, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16730920 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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