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Book sales are dropping

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Cipher Max
Jul 10, 2024
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Book sales are dropping.

Advances are shrinking.

This hits me hard.

I still vividly recall holding my very first published novel. Running my fingers over the embossed title, flipping through crisp pages, inhaling that fresh book smell.

It was a dream come true, the culmination of years of writing, editing, and effort.

N…

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