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286: BONUS: Vacuuming in the Nude Chapters 13 & 14

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

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Mom, I Don't Know How to Write a Good Book

Publishers became aware of my book's popularity, read it and came calling. I was suddenly embarrassed by the attention. My straightforward simple style of writing precluded beautiful flowing passages that one might want to read over and over. It wasn't a page-turner. There wasn't even a narrative arc as such. Even if they did read it just because you're my mother, they wouldn't publish it if it wasn't good.

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