We, as writers, dream of the day we'll be sitting in a giant bookstore, dishing out pithy sayings and scribbling our names on countless hundreds of books that go flying through the cashier's stand. The truth is often far different. In many cases, we're luck to get even five people. Very lucky. And book …
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Don't worry, my cats and my husband are all safe. I'm talking about my current novel-in-progress. Every writer has a favorite passage they've written, a favorite character, a favorite chapter. The trouble is, when it's a writer's favorite, it doesn't get edited as well. Often it's just better to prune the whole thing out and …
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I know I've written on this before, but it bears repeating. People come up to me all the time. They say, "You must be really talented." I always laugh. "No, I'm just really, really stubborn." The truth is, writing is a learned thing. Much like driving. A person isn't born knowing how to handle a stick …
When someone comes up to you in a restaurant and asks you to sign their book. What a feeling!!!
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