When I teach writing, I have a mantra: 'Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.' (David Morrell)

When I teach writing, I have a mantra: 'Be a first-rate version of yourself, and not a second-rate version of another writer.'

David Morrell

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