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John Green's 'The Fault in Our Stars,' recently published by Penguin, was voted Time Magazine's book of the year in 2012 ahead of Hilary Mantel and Zadie Smith.",7,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3808040,"I can ask for a £25,000 advance, but then you spend a year writing the book, and £25,000 is a loan against sales, and you can easily spend five years earning out. So that's £25,000 for six years.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3807999,"Writing is a form of licensed madness.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},3245335,"The three things that kept me sane as a child were bikes, books, and soccer.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3245328,"What I’m trying to explain to my sulky little cousin is that we are doing things backwards. We are going from the end of the river to the start of the river. And endings are always sad. We are doing the sad bit first, which is wrong. 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This highlights the paradox that while art should stand on its own merit, in today's media-saturated world, an author must also actively nurture their readership.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo thrive as a modern creative or professional, it's essential to balance producing high-quality work with actively cultivating your audience through platforms like social media and email newsletters. By \"friending\" your readers and encouraging them to subscribe or follow you, you can build a loyal base that will help propel your work into the spotlight.",{"id":67,"quote_text":68,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":69,"source":70,"quote_tag":71,"commentary":9},3245298,"But when I stood there and saw that the end of the journey was as vague and unreachable as the beginning had been, I realized I didn’t care. No, more than that: I was relieved. 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