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Tag: David Robbins

What is your beacon?

November 30, 2018 A. B. Westrick 7 Comments

“Why does your book matter? Why should anyone read it?” David asked me.

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Filed under: Alaska, beacon, Brew-Ho-Ho, craft, David L. Robbins, David Robbins, emotional truth, fiction, Hardywood, Hardywood Park, Jack London, plot, process, The Call of the Wild, theme, writing

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