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  • Good thread, Christine. I loved Deborah Denson's response about being "naked & unashamed". I like it so much, I wrote a whole novel about it! ;-) I've also written...
  • £486 on marketing? 2% of total budget?!!! Gosh, if that's true, I'd love to know what tricks they pull!!! Makes me think : what do THEY classify as marketing? It's a g...
  • Just as long as you have a valid relationship to that character you'll be fine. Are you familiar with the Hispanic community? Are you involved with it in any substantive way? Authenticity comes from personal experience, or so I've always believed.

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    Behind The Book American Family By Catherine Marshall-Smith “What a long strange trip it’s been,” pretty much sums up my experience writing American Family. What...
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    The closer I get to unveiling my book, the more anxious I become. One of the characters is loosely based on someone I met many years ago. However, even though I've con...

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  • Both questions—"Am I a real writer?" and "Does it work?" are subjective, and serve as wonderful discussion starters. They raise more questions. Does it work for my rea...
  • As a mother, I can't help but wonder, what if by some fate or luck I was born in Nigeria.  To not demand #bringourgirlshome is to side with indifference and let domina...
  • I edit PI Magazine (for professional investigators) and the greatest irritant is exactly what you've written about---misplaced apostrophes.  Drives me crazy!  Next in...