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  Interview with Susan Spence + A Story of the West Giveaway!

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• Interview with Jael McHenry, Part 2

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• When a Character Won’t Cooperate

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• A Left-Brained Approach to Revision

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• Interview with Randy Susan Meyers, part 2

  1645 readersIf you missed part 1 of my interview with novelist and fab human being Randy Susan Meyers, click HERE, then come back. Randy’s debut, The Murderer’s Daughters, is a compelling read, a fascinating character study of two girls and the choices they make into adulthood following the murder of their mother by their father. I’m

• Interview with Richard Mabry, MD, part 2

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  Inappropriate Coloring Books

  4271 readersWould you ever use a coloring book as a tool to teach your children about the Tea Party or female anatomy? Flavorpill has compiled a list called “10 Really Inappropriate Coloring Books That Actually Exist.” Some of the other topics covered by these ten books include gangster rap, Christian conservatism and tax sheltering. The recently released

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  Inappropriate Coloring Books

  4179 readersWould you ever use a coloring book as a tool to teach your children about the Tea Party or female anatomy? Flavorpill has compiled a list called “10 Really Inappropriate Coloring Books That Actually Exist.” Some of the other topics covered by these ten books include gangster rap, Christian conservatism and tax sheltering. The recently released