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dumb things people say

I've received encouragement, but, quite frankly, I seldom tell people I write. Below are the paraphrased responses I received from strangers before I learned to keep my mouth shut.

"That's nice. I don't read."

"Do you make money doing that?"

“Have I heard of you?”

“I could write a novel if I wanted to, but I’m too busy.”

“I'm sure I could write a book, but I wanted to make money.”

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 @7b682b86 The "I could write if I wanted to" is such a disgusting classic 😅