Actually, the first reader we write for is ourselves. :-)

Mario López-Goicoechea

·Feb 18

A few years ago, I realized that I was writing for myself rather than others. As a kid, I had a bit of a reputation as a writer, having written short fiction stories from a youn…

On Writing

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Actually, the first reader we write for is ourselves. :-)

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London-based, Cuban writer. Author of “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner”, to be published by Austin Macauley. Has written for The Guardian and Prospect.

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