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Friday, September 24, 2004
10:39:00 AM EDT
Hearing Flower -- Liz Phair

On the Flip Side

Picture from Hometown

Since I just splotzed for an entire entry about one of the negative things about writing -- i.e., criticism -- allow me to also quickly note one of the upsides of writing. Above you'll see two boxes of books one of my publishers sent me to sign for booksellers and/or fans. Getting to autograph your own book is crazy fun. At least, I think it is. I might think differently if I had to sign thousands at a time, of course. I don't know. Let me get to that level, and I'll let you know.

Point being -- there are small rewards to go with the small slings. Perserverance pays off.



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