Why Be Happy When You Could Be Writing

Useless observations about writing that will not help you

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Amber Sparks
May 09, 2021

Welcome to Why Be Happy When You Could Be Writing by me, Amber Sparks. Amber Sparks is the author of three short story collections and an upcoming novel, Happy People Don't Live Here. She is also a sometimes film and book critic. She lives in Washington, DC with two people and two cats.

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