A POET'S NOTEBOOK

A POET'S NOTEBOOK

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A POET'S NOTEBOOK
A POET'S NOTEBOOK
Octavia Butler : "I shall be a bestselling writer."

Octavia Butler : "I shall be a bestselling writer."

motivational / magical intention setting ( 1988 )

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A POET'S NOTEBOOK
A POET'S NOTEBOOK
Octavia Butler : "I shall be a bestselling writer."
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I shall be a bestselling author.
After Imago, each of my books
will be on the bestselling lists of
LAT, NYT, PW, WP, [illegible], etc.
My novels will go onto the above lists
whether publishers push them or not,
whether I am paid a high advance or not,
whether I ever win another award or not.
This is my life. I write bestselling
novels. My novels go onto …

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