“So what do you do for a living Mr Hywel?”
“I’m an author.”
“Wow, I’ve never met an author before. What kind of books do you write?” He ask excitedly.
“Children’s books.”
“Oh, so you’re not a real author then!” He replied, looking dismissively at me.
Yeah, that is a real conversation I’ve had to endure many times.
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