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Mar 25Liked by Liz Dubelman

"What did I learn from Hemingway? Not to put a shotgun in my mouth." --John Cheever

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Liz, a very good point on marketing ideas and feedback. The rules of marketing are pretty basic, where we rely on psychology and storytelling, and NLP, but since the algorithm changes, we become agile engineers navigating the digital landscapes. We are forever artists and hackers.

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"But then, someone I respected told me that the story didn't truly begin until page 7" Hemingway removed the first part of The Sun Also Rises when recommended. If he can do it we can : )

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Mar 25·edited Mar 25Liked by Liz Dubelman

"What did I learn from Hemingway? Not to put a shotgun in my mouth." --John Cheever

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How unlike Cheever, if he really said that. Say what you like, he did not lack humanity.

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Mar 25Liked by Liz Dubelman

Thanks but again "IF". There's lots of careless attribution nowadays. A sign of the times. But assuming he said it, the quote is again very unlike Cheever, who had a fine and forgiving sense of humor. The quote is nether fine nor forgiving.

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