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Bob Beinstein's avatar

Good info, Elisa. Sharing with a budding young author I know. And, what do you mean, "impossibly young"?? You look just the same... me too! :>

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Elisa Speranza (she/her)'s avatar

Bless you, Bob!

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Annette Januzzi Wick's avatar

Love this anecdote! Proof that writers need to speak up for themselves.

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Kathy Speranza's avatar

Such great advice!

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Kenneth Mirvis's avatar

WOW! E, it's just like marketing your own business. Well done. Let's talk. I have some good indie bookstore contacts for you.

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Cheryl Breen's avatar

Very good advice. Made me smile to think of your young self and dear Mike Ralph.

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Claudia Barker's avatar

Great advice, Elisa. Thanks for sharing. I'm plugging away on my revision, and will hold fast to this advice.

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Morgan Baker's avatar

Thank you. Working on a new book and this helped a lot!

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