When I started writing over a decade ago, I was eager to connect with other authors.
I read books about how important it is to build a network. I also read online advice about how to connect with your peers so you can grow together.
In my experience, this is bad advice.
From all the people that I’ve connected with and became “online friends” with, there’s only one guy I still talk to.
The rest were all insincere.
And I don’t blame anyone because this is the culture that we’ve created.
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