Greetings!
Have you ever considered writing a
children's book?
Picture books
were our
first experience with the printed word. They
introduced us to delightful new adventures
and taught us to read. It's not too
surprising that even as adults we still
remember some of our favorites. Where the
Wild Things Are comes to mind.
Personally, I've never considered writing a
picture book or a middle-grade novel, but
after reading this issue I certainly feel
like I have the knowledge to attempt one. The
experts in this issue go in-depth to bring
you down to their level, so to speak, and up
to speed with the ins and outs of children's
book writing. I literally feel like I've just
taken a course on the subject!
Even if
you've never had the inkling to write for
children, this issue will change your
outlook. And if you are a children's book
writer already, you will delight in the solid
take-away tips and perhaps learn something
new.
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A big, warm, Thank You goes out to our
freelancers & staff:
We welcome new freelancer Sue Bradford
Edwards to the WOW! family. Her
feature article, How
To Write a Picture Book, sets the tone
for this issue and introduces you to the
process of picture book writing. Even though
picture books top out at 1,000 words max,
they may not be as easy to write as you
think!
With so few words, you have to be extremely
selective with word choice. Sound, rhyme, and
rhythm are an important part of picture book
writing. We welcome back freelancer
Barbara J. Petoskey and learn the
secrets of sound from her interview
with Nancy Shaw. Nancy is the author of
the popular series Sheep in a Jeep and
five other related rhyming titles.
We welcome back a WOW! freelancing
favorite, Cathy C. Hall, and are
thrilled with her interview this month. Cathy
interviews
Eve Heidi Bine-Stock for our 20 Questions
column and gets the scoop on structuring
your children's book. Want to know where to
put your plot twists? Check out Eve's
diagrams for visual aid and use them to craft
your book.
What if you've written a piece (fiction or
nonfiction) and don't know if the language is
right for your targeted age group?
New-to-WOW! freelancer Gail
Martini-Peterson shares a step-by-step
method to lower the reading level of your
story using MS Word's Readability
Statistics.
Another thing writers should consider is
creating a teacher's guide as a companion to
your children's book. We welcome freelancer
Jessica Kennedy to the WOW!
family and thank her for bringing us an instructional
interview with Carol J. Amato on crafting a
teacher's guide. If you've published a
book, this interview is not to miss!
A big thank you goes to WOW! columnist
Margo L. Dill for providing us with
two fantastic interviews this month. Margo
chats with award-winning author Jody
Feldman about writing books for middle-grade
readers, complete with puzzles!
And what would a children's writing issue be
without including the wonderful organization
SCBWI? (Society of Children's Book Writers
and Illustrators.) Margo chats with Esther
Hershenhorn, a children's author and
regional advisor for SCBWI, and gets the
scoop on what the organization provides.
We welcome freelancer Jennie Adams to
the WOW! family and thank her for
bringing us an inspirational interview with
children's
playwright Melissa Nicholson. For
seventeen years, the Popcorn Hat Player's
Children's Theatre, led by Melissa and
husband Clark, have brought classic
children's stories to life to the delight of
their young audience members.
I'd also like to take a moment to thank our
newest member of the WOW!
family--Amy Robertson! Amy is a
talented journalist and graphic designer who
is interning with WOW! at our home
base in Placentia, CA. She created many of
the wonderful headers you'll see in this
issue, as well as the theme artwork. Welcome,
Amy!
And of course, a big thank you goes to Senior
Editor Annette Fix for her attention
to detail and expert editing skills.
If you are looking for a freelance editor to
polish your manuscript, website content,
query letter, or book proposal, Annette now
offers editing and development services. You
can find out more by visiting www.annettefix.com/editing.
She is offering a 10% discount for
WOW! subscribers now through the
month of April. Just mention WOW!
Women On Writing to receive your discount!
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Winter 2009 Flash Fiction Contest
DEADLINE: February 28, 2009 Midnight,
Pacific Time.
GUEST JUDGE: Literary Agent, Janet
Reid
About Janet: Janet Reid is an agent
with FinePrint
Literary Management. Her specialty is
relentlessly commercial crime fiction but she
also swoons over well-written projects in
many other categories. Her
asssssistant is a 12 foot long stuffed
snake (given to her by Lee Child.) She
maintains a blog at http://www.jetreidliterary.blogspot.com
to rant about everything that makes her snarl
from query letters to...well, query letters.
She also runs Query
Shark to critique query letters. After
hours she stalks Jack Reacher.
WOW! had the honor of interviewing
Janet for our 20
Questions Column. Be sure to check it out
to learn more about this prestigious and
talented literary agent.
PROMPT: Open Prompt
WORD COUNT: 750 Max; 250 Min
LIMIT: 300 Entries
Don't wait until the last minute! Enter
Today. Visit our Contest
Page and download our FREE terms &
conditions ebook. Good luck!
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Call for Submissions
WOW! is seeking writers for their
upcoming themes:
- Finances
- Genres
- The Process
We are also looking for photo essays and
video on a variety of subjects:
workspaces,
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Please review our submission guidelines on
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On to the issue, enjoy!
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Fall '08 Essay Contest Winners Announced!
Drum Roll....
Congratulations goes out to everyone who
entered the Fall 2008 Personal Essay Contest,
sponsored by skirt! Books and Jill Butler.
All your entries were incredible this round,
and our esteemed guest judge, Jennifer
DeChiara, of the Jennifer DeChiara Literary
Agency, did not have an easy job! But with
her expertise, she dutifully picked the
winners, and we thank Jennifer!
Ladies, and gents, I know you've all been
waiting patiently, so here's the results!
-- 1st Place Winner: Natalie Wendt
-- 2nd Place Winner: Abby Everett
Tignor
-- 3rd Place Winner: Linda Rhinehart
Neas
Runners Up (in no particular
order):
-- Jen Payne
-- Holly Helscher
-- Julie Hoerth
-- Nancy A. Jackson
-- Pamela Allison
-- Julie Donner Andersen
-- Shona Snowden
Read the Top 10 winners' stories in our contest
feature!
Honorable Mentions (in no particular
order):
-- Karen Cannard-Curtis
-- Risa Nye
-- Donna Turello
-- Krista Olson
-- Maria Murcier-Ashley
-- Amy Munday
-- Kara Stephenson Gehman
-- Loren Elizabeth Christie
-- Julie Strauss
-- Joanna Davidson Brunk
-- Laurel Perkiss
-- Willma Willis Gore
-- Julie Bogart
-- Madeline Sharples
-- Julie Donner Andersen
-- Anne Vinnola
-- Therese Haberman
-- Laura Lynn Gatzow
-- Jan Mann
-- Susan M. Koerner
-- Tracy Sides
-- Brenda Skinner
-- Cindy Haynes
-- Kimberly Luchsinger
-- Aria Nemiro
Congrats ladies! And congrats to everyone who
hit the send button--we know it's not easy,
but each season provides a rebirth of
opportunity!
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A HUGE thank you goes out to our sponsor, skirt!
Books, this season. A special thank you
goes out to Jaclyn Wilson, publicist for
skirt!, for taking special care in packing
the wonderful prizes you'll be receiving. And
remember, when you receive your prize-packs,
be sure to send a personal thank you, and
review the author's books on Amazon to show
your appreciation. skirt! is a proud promoter
of literacy and writers and encourages you to
keep on striving for the best. Be sure to
check out their website
for new titles.
A Big Thank You to Jill Butler!
We'd like to thank Jill Butler for creating
this season's prompt. Her book, Create
the Space You Deserve: An Artistic Journey to
Expressing Yourself Through Your Home
captured the hearts and imaginations of the
many writers who participated in this
contest. We're thrilled with the fantastic
selection of essays that Jill inspired.
To find out more about Jill Butler, please
visit: www.jillbutler.com.
Be sure to stop by Jill's boutique
and explore her fabulous French-inspired
creations! And in case you missed it, read
WOW's interview
with Jill Butler. She's an amazing woman
and a true inspiration.
So, go on already! Read the entries!
MORE >>
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10 Steps to Children's Writing
By Carol Parenzan Smalley
Here are a few first steps to get you started
in the area of children's writing:
1. Read, read, read. For every book
you want to write, read one thousand more.
OK, maybe one hundred! Your bag of market
research should be overflowing at all
times.
2. Get a library card and befriend
your children's librarian. Plop yourself in
the picture book section. Let those knees
reach your chin. Who cares what people think!
You're a children's author.
3. Join SCBWI (Society of Children's
Book Writers and Illustrators). This is
truly one of the best resources for
children's authors, new and established. You
don't have to be a member of SCBWI,
however, to attend their events.
4. Attend a local or regional children's
book event. It's time to network. Rub
elbows with editors and stir your passion by
spending time with other writers and readers.
This is a tough business. Take the leap. (You
can find local writer's conferences through
Shaw
Guides.)
5. Take a course. This could be a
course at your local college or one through a
writers' group online. Stretch yourself.
There are great adventures awaiting you.
(Note: WOW! recommends the
Institute of
Children's Literature's Writing
For Children Course. Former WOW!
Managing Editor Sue Donckels wrote a review
of what to expect from taking the course. You
can read her review here.)
6. Join a critique group. There's
great power in numbers. Find a few creative
souls that would like to share, either in
person or online. (Try Meetup.com
to find a critique group near you.)
7. Develop a business plan for your
writing. Set goals. Set deadlines.
Writing is a business, a tough business. Plan
for your success.
8. Purchase a copy of Children's
Writer's and Illustrator's Market.
Mark it up. Dog-ear the corners. Wear it out.
You can get a new one next year!
9. Subscribe to children's specific trade
pubs, such as Children's
Book Insider. Finding the right publisher
is tough work. Let those in the industry do
some of the legwork for you. Learn from the
pros. It's worth every penny.
10. Know your publishers and their
niches. Not every publisher is looking
for the next Harry Potter. They may be
looking for you, but you're not going to know
it if you don't do your homework. Read with a
publisher's eye.
Good luck!
This is an excerpt from an article originally
published in WOW! Women On Writing's
October '07 Children's Issue. Creating
For Children: Breaking into a Competitive
Market by Carol Parenzan Smalley.
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WOW! BLOG: THE MUFFIN
Find out the latest from the Bakers of WOW!
Have you checked out what we've been baking
for you on the daily Muffin? We've stirred
together some traditional ingredients with
new ones to deliver more interviews,
enlightenment, thought provoking ideas, and
inspirational messages to help you through
those gray writing days.
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Never Stale! Here's the Latest:
Tuesdays are contest interview
days!
If you are interested in
writing for our contests, check out the
interviews with previous Top 10 winners to
find out how they crafted their stories.
Summer
'08 Flash Fiction 1st Place Winner: Sarah
Mian
Interview by Marcia Peterson
Summer
'08 Flash Fiction 2nd Place Winner: Emily
Howson
Interview by Cher'ley Grogg
Summer
'08 Flash Fiction 3rd Place Winner: Amy
Perry
Interview by Margo Dill
Summer
'08 Flash Fiction Runner Up: Gayle
Carline
Interview by Marcia Peterson
Summer
'08 Flash Fiction Runner Up: Emily
Rinkema
Interview by Cher'ley Grogg
Summer
'08 Flash Fiction Runner Up: James Tipton
Interview by Anne Greenawalt
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Blog Posts of Interest:
Annette
Fix: Author of The Break-Up Diet: A Memoir
Launches her Blog Tour!
By Margo Dill
Annette Fix, Senior Editor of WOW!
Women On Writing, starts her blog tour with
us, of course! A fabulous interview with
Annette about her humorous and gut-wrenching
debut book, with insights on relationships
and memoir writing too. Don't miss the great
Q & A with WOW! readers in the
comments section. Note: This blog tour is
still going! Check the dates and join in.
Comments Contest Still Open! Comment
to win a signed copy of The Break-Up
Diet!
Kim
Hix, Author of No One is Perfect and You Are
a Great Kid, Launches her blog tour!
By Chynna Laird
Kim's book will touch the heart of anyone
with a special child in her life who
struggles with any degree of emotional,
behavioral, or psychiatric disorder.
WOW! columnist Chynna Laird, a mother
of a special needs child herself, chats with
Kim about this important book for parents and
kids. A wonderful interview! Note: This blog
tour is still going! Check the dates and join
in. Comments Contest Still Open!
Comment to win a signed copy of No One is
Perfect and YOU are a Great Kid.
Ruth
Hartman, author of My Life in Mental Chains,
Launches her Blog Tour!
By Joanne Stacey
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) turned
Ruth and her family's world inside out. Her
memoir, My Life in Mental Chains, is
moving and tragic--but in the end it's an
uplifting story of personal faith and inner
strength. Ruth's insight will be a great
comfort to OCD sufferers, their families, and
their friends. In her first blog tour stop
with us, she shares fascinating details about
her book writing process and publishing
journey. 29 comments!
Writing
Inspiration Through Abraham Lincoln
By Margo L. Dill
Take a look at Abraham Lincoln's long list of
failures, and you'll understand how far
perseverance and hard work can really take
you. Abe's spirit and story is absolutely
motivational!
Word
Play
By Debbie Delgado
Scrabble, Mad Libs, magnetic poetry, and
more! Use games to have fun and stretch your
writing muscles.
An
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So
Many Stories
By LuAnn Schindler
A peek into a working writer's brain! See how
she assesses possible writing topics, using
everything that pops into her mind.
The
WOW! Archives: Mining for Writing
Ideas
By Jill Earl
Need some writing inspiration? Jill digs into
the WOW! Archives--a great resource to
jumpstart your writing.
Stuck
in a Rut and Trying to Use Algebra to Get
Out!
By Alison Diefenderfer
A writer with a day job struggles with
switching between her left and right brain.
Is blocking out time for writing the
answer?
And
You Are?
By Elizabeth Humphrey
Do you have difficulty calling yourself a
writer? Elizabeth Humphrey joins The Muffin's
team with a fabulous first post about she
claimed that title for herself.
Been
Stiffed? Steps to Getting Paid
By Angela Mackintosh
There's been a lot of talk lately about slow
paying or *gasp* non-paying markets
and what a writer should do when this
happens. Angela provides an excellent
resource on collecting payments. Bookmark
it!
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Just One More Book: Listen to Your Favorite Children's Book Authors!
Just
One More Book! is a thrice-weekly
podcast which promotes and celebrates
literacy and great children's books. Each
weekday morning, we take a few minutes out of
our morning coffee ritual to discuss one of
our many favourite children's books. We also
feature weekly interviews with authors,
illustrators and experts and enthusiasts in
the areas of children's literature and
literacy as well as listener-submitted book
reviews.
Through this podcast and website, we are
building a lively, interactive community
linking children's book authors,
illustrators, readers (parents, children,
librarians, teachers and literacy activists)
and publishers.
Busy parents and educators can now discover
great read-aloud children's books while they
are busy doing the many tasks that would
otherwise rob them of the opportunity to
research great children's books in more
traditional ways.
Our guests have included celebrity authors
such as Sheree Fitch, Rachna Gilmore, Jack
Prelutsky, Daniel Pinkwater, Eve Bunting, Eva
Ibbotson, Henry Winkler and Mary Ann Hoberman
and celebrity illustrators such as Mo
Willems, Bob Staake, Marc Brown, Oliver
Jeffers, Simon James, Jane Ray, Wallace
Edwards and Kevin Hawkes. We have also aimed
the spotlight at interesting and lesser known
authors and illustrators.
Episodes range in length from 5 to 25 minutes
and can be played directly from our web page
or downloaded to a portable mp3 player, such
as an iPod, for listening on the go.
This podcast is powered by passion. We
have no advertisers or sponsors. Our goals
are to link children with great books and to
help create happy memories for children and
the adults that read to them...and to have
fun!
The Just
One More Book! Podcast has been
recommended by the American Library
Association as one of its American Library
Association (ALA) - Great Websites for Kids
and has been featured in Canadian Living
Magazine, Parenting Magazine, Family Fun
Magazine and such prestigious literary
publications as School Library Journal, Books
for Keeps, Canadian Children's Book News and
Publishers Weekly. We are also regular
contributors to ChildsLife, The Edge of the
Forest and Parent Source online newsletters.
Watch for us again in the February 2009
edition of Canadian Living Magazine.
VISIT JUST ONE MORE BOOK>>
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Join WOW! at the 94th Annual Missouri Writers Guild Conference
April 3-5,
2009
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Have you signed up yet for the 94th Annual
Missouri Writers' Guild Conference?
Cape Girardeau, MO April 3 to 5
If you have a busy weekend, we are offering a
few more options. OR if you have already
signed up and are planning to attend, here
are some extra things you can add to make
your experience even more inspiring and
motivating!
The MWG Annual Awards Banquet--Saturday
night, April 4 @ 7:30 p.m. for $25
You can come just for the banquet, or you can
come for the banquet and the members' book
signing which is at 5:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The awards banquet includes your meal,
keynote speaker Lee Goldberg, and the
exciting presentation of the Missouri
Writers' Guild writing awards. This is also a
great opportunity for networking and meeting
with other writers.
Spend the night at Drury Lodge for $85 and
attend a Sunday Masters Class for $65 from 9
to noon!
If you have a busy weekend, you can just come
to Cape for Sunday morning and attend a
master's class. These are smaller sized
classes where you have intense instruction
from a writing professional. Many of these
are taught in workshop format where you will
be doing some writing and learning both!
Here's the four fantastic classes we are
offering:
Class Number One: Lee Goldberg's "Breaking
Into TV Writing -- The Crash Course."
TV writer/producer Lee Goldberg ("SeaQuest,"
"Monk," "Diagnosis Murder," ) will teach you
how to watch TV the way professional
television writers do -- how to recognize the
"franchise" of a show, the four-act
structure, and the unique conflicts that
drive the weekly storytelling. These are
essential skills that are not only important
in understanding TV, but also in writing the
all important spec script that will be your
calling card (but many of the lessons he
teaches can also be applied to
novel-writing). This three-hour seminar
combines a free-wheeling lecture and
discussion with clips from television shows
that highlight the key points. You'll never
watch TV the same way again after this
seminar.
Class Number Two: Harvey Stanbrough's
"Writing Realistic Dialogue Workshop"
Harvey's classes are often STANDING ROOM
ONLY. He's that good! This is a discussion of
the necessity and excessive use of tag lines
and brief descriptive narrative passages; the
physical and abstract nuances of Implication;
the use of sentences vs. sentence fragments;
the use of dialect, including truncated
and/or phonetic spellings; mechanics; and
conveying emotion through dialogue.
Barri Bumgarner's "Let's Write!
Workshop"
Barri Bumgarner is a teacher like no other.
She is enthusiastic, fun, and encouraging.
Anytime you have a chance to take a class
with Barri--seize the opportunity. This class
is a session designed to inspire and get
ideas formulated, design characters, plots,
and even do a bit of writing!
WOW! Senior Editor Annette Fix's
"Memoir Writing Workshop"
Annette Fix has written a fantastic memoir,
The Break-Up Diet, and this is not
easy to do. She brings her story to life
through humor and also includes universal
themes. If you are writing a memoir or ever
thought about writing one, you don't want to
miss this workshop.
Don't delay! Sign up today! www.mwgconference.org
(We've heard rumors there's a storytelling
festival in Cape that weekend, too. So
there's lots of things to do!)
If you have any trouble using the website for
registration, or you don't feel comfortable
paying with PayPal, there's other options!
Please call WOW! Columnist Margo Dill
at 217-714-8582 or email Emily at esh@mwgconference.org.
We are happy to help you, and here to serve
you.
Remember, you can sign up for the entire
conference too--which begins Friday night at
6:30 p.m. and goes until Saturday at 7:00
p.m.
Come join the fun!!
VISIT THE MWG WEBSITE & FIND OUT MORE>>
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Plot Your Way To Publication by Brenda Hill
Plot Your Way to Publication A step-by-step
method for building a successful storyline. A
compact writing course, this workbook guides
you from basic story idea to a solid
storyline. Designed for the busy lifestyle,
it's simple enough to read in one sitting,
yet powerful enough to demonstrate the
mysteries of story structure.
Contrary to
myth, a good skeleton does not inhibit a
writer's imagination; instead, an accepted
structure provides the exciting changes that
lead to story satisfaction. Which is what
your reader expects. Today's readers are more
sophisticated than ever before, and they
instinctively know and expect certain things
to happen in your story. If these incidents
do not occur, the reader is often left
dissatisfied and disappointed. Draggy, they
may think. Dull. They may have purchased your
first novel, but may hesitate to buy your
next one. Don't let that happen!
After many
requests, Brenda Hill has condensed years of
teaching fiction into simple one-page chart
templates. Not only does she explain
structure, she gives examples of critical
scenes and turning points and shows you
exactly where they should be placed for the
best dramatic effect. She even lists the
scenes she used in her novels, Ten Times
Guilty and Beyond the Quiet, on
the included
plotting charts as clear illustration of the
techniques and methods. Extra pages of blank
charts are included as bonus, charts you can
copy and use again and again.
Brenda Hill is a WOW! Alumni
Member.
You can read Annette Fix's interview with
Brenda featured in our 20 Questions Column HERE.
VISIT AMAZON>>
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Mailbox: This Week's Letters to the Eds:
Feb 18th:
I just found your website today for the
first time! And I am just blown away by it!
What a fabulous website! I can't wait to
digest all the interviews and articles there,
and am going to the links like crazy and am
thrilled with it all!!
I found the link to your website on Marie
Lamba's website, just so you know the
particulars.
Thank you so much for such a great
website!
~ Jude
Longmont, CO
From WOW: Welcome, Jude! We're
thrilled you
found us! Marie Lamba is an awesome friend,
and a WOW! Alumni Member. We
interviewed Marie in our July '07 Issue. If
any of you missed that interview, it's
fantastic! Catch it here.
Feb 18:
Just wanted to drop you an email to say
thanks! I received my package in the mail
yesterday and it was fantastic. I wasn't sure
what to expect, but I was overwhelmed,
really, and want to thank all of you at WOW.
The card you sent touched me the most, and I
really appreciate the kind words you wrote.
They'll help inspire me to keep going, for
sure.
~ Amy
From WOW: Thank you, Amy, for your
kind words. You deserve that and more. We
adored your story! It's truly top-notch. We
expect great things from you in the future.
Feb 19:
Hi, Angela and team WOW - just wanted to
say thanks for my prize pack from the Summer
2008 Flash Fiction Contest. I love all the
goodies and the personal note is always
wonderful.
Thanks again!
Madeline
From WOW: Aw, Madeline, you're quite
welcome! Your stories always touch our
hearts.
Would you like to send a letter to the WOW
Editors? We will answer your questions,
post your kudos, comments, suggestions, or
anything else you have on your mind. Email us
at: mailbox@wow-womenonwriting.com.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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In Closing:
We hope this issue has encouraged you to
explore the wonderful world of children's
book writing. Even if you aren't a children's
writer, this issue will help introduce you to
what it takes to become one, and what you
need to look for when writing for kids. I
know my attitude has changed toward
children's writing! It seems more attainable
now, and is something I'd like to explore. We
hope you've enjoyed learning from the experts
in this issue who've worked hard to bring you
"down" to their level and up to speed with
children's writing. It's important to keep up
to date with the variety of opportunities in
the industry. And, more importantly, to keep
writing and reading. Cheers to a productive
writing month!
Warmest,
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