How I Wrote My First Book: the story behind the story
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Twenty authors tell amazing stories about the efforts that went into writing their first book.
Christine Amsden ~ "My Million Words of Crap"
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Darrell Bain ~ "The Story Behind The Pet Plague"
Mayra Calvani ~ "Tips on Writing Your First Novel"
Lee Denning ~ "Two Beginnings"
Ginger Hanson ~ "Ten Lessons I Learned..."
Toby Fesler Heathcotte ~ "The Manuscript from a Mystifying Source"
Darby Karchut ~ "Wings"
Linda Langwith ~ "The Serendipity Factor"
Stephanie Osborn ~ "How a Rocket Scientist Becomes a Writer"
Plus articles from Bob Boan, D Jason Cooper, Susan Goldsmith, Aaron Paul Lazar, Celia A. Leaman, Beverly Stowe McClure, Gerald Mills, Erica Miner, Bob Rich, Dorothy Skarles and Dan Starr.
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