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" I had a lot of really terrible advice early in my writing career and I cheesed off people without even knowing it, all the while thinking I was implementing good advice. "

Douglas Coupland

Advice

Thinking

Writing

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Learn

New

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Cares

Everyone

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Eat

Thank You

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Douglas Coupland

Turned

Nothing

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Great

Hand

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