“The book I always point people to when they're want when they're struggling with this sort of thing”
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
By Steven Pressfield
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“There's a book that I loved that uh is for writing and uh the title is nobody wants to read your”
“another book that is amazing for writing better is nobody wants to read your by the guy that wrote The Art of the war”
“another book that I'd recommend if people want more knowing this topic called nobody wants to read your”
“it's called nobody wants to read your and it's by”
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