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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Authors Shouldn’t Respond To Bad Reviews

Writers Shouldn’t Respond To Bad Reviews, But They Also Shouldn’t Have To ‘Engage’ With Readers

 The Globe And Mail (Canada) story via Douglas McLennan

Posted Oct 26, 2014
 
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