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Thank you, Peter. You hit the nail on the scrotum. And the scary thing is, I would probably do it all over again.

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Of course you would, which would be good for American letters.

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Peter, thanks for this. Also, I'm going to steal this line for the title of a book. "while your here can you tell me something about Hell and Purgatory?

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Jeff: Having a line stolen from my work is the greatest compliment.

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I'm 68 and have written a book of poems, book of stories, and crime noir novel. After seeing how book tours work and how hard it is to be a successful writer, I don't think I want to be famous. Just rich. If not rich, just happy to be writing at my age.

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I'm with you on that, Tom.

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Love it.

If everyone is a writer, then no one is.

In that case:

Find your niche, find your readers, keep writing, and maybe, maybe, get lucky :)

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I couldn't have said it better, so I won't try.

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Thanks

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Touché

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Found you through a restack. This post made my day. Subscribed instantly

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Thanks, Taegan. Having grown up in Buffalo, I'm very fond of Toronto. I remember sharing snails at Ontario Place on a sunny September afternoon when I was 19.

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I feel like Buffalo and Toronto have a distant cousin sort of relationship. I have similar memories of driving to Buffalo with my family and buying tax-free clothing at the Galleria Mall.

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Yes, and I remember driving to Toronto in 1969 to buy Players cigarettes on my way to the Mariposa Folk Festival.

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Players and Mariposa, oh man that’s a deep cut!

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I’ve been anywhere near either city- but don’t stop. Taking notes.

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Never been anywhere near either Buffalo or Toronto I mean. D’oh!

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