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What a great idea!! Can I steal your steal?!

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Hi Salma, yes of course! I thought as I was getting confused myself, imagine what it must be like for readers!

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😂 I literally have also been worried about innundating my readers. This is perfect

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LOL! Well, in your case I shouldn't worry about it, Salma. All of the articles of yours that I've read are delightful and thought-provoking.

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Aw well thank you!! And I should also thank you for the recommendation--- I will say-- that the Substack model or something about how easy it is to form a community makes it that much more encouraging to write!!

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That is definitely true, though I have to admit to becoming slightly despondent of late. It seems to take a lot of time and effort to build up a big following. Regarding the recommendation, you are very welcome. I only recommend writers whose work I respect and enjoy.

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I know it can feel tough writing without a bigger following, but I found that when I started writing for myself, my work became more authentic and people love to follow authentic.

Your work is very unique and I would just keep doing what your doing. Some advice I got that helped was write as if you have a following of 100,000 -- even if it’s only 10. :-)

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