Being published is not a necessary validation or a path everyone wants to take with their work. Writingโand finishingโa novel is a great thing in itself, whether or not the book is published, or becomes widely-read or not.
Garth NixHe was obviously a very arrogant ragamuffin, and younger than she was, to boot. And he was wearing a necromancer's bells! Apart from that, he was quite handsome, which was another black mark as far as she was concerned.
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