Category Archives: Reader Question

September 28, 2010

Most famous Newington resident?

Last week I received an email from a fellow Newington resident and fan named Tony that read: I have an oddball question for you that I’ve been thinking about for a long time – do you think you are the … Continue reading →

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July 28, 2010

I was right! (insert self-congratulatory jig)

I received the following email (links added by me) from a reader this morning, who gave me permission to post it here absent his or her name: _____________________________________ Your post entitled Top 3 Blogger on this Blog really upset me. I thought … Continue reading →

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February 10, 2009

Mom

An anonymous reader recently asked: You write a lot about your mother-in-law but not about your own mother. What does she think of your success? Sadly, my mother never got to see my book in print, nor did she read … Continue reading →

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November 24, 2008

Finding the right literary agent

Brian, via email, asks: Can you tell me how the writer-agent relationship works? How did you go about finding an agent? First, please keep in mind that I can only speak about the relationship that I have with my agent, … Continue reading →

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November 20, 2008

Character first

Penelope Pudding (a genius pseudonym) writes: Do your books evolve as you write them, or do you know how they will end in advance? Interesting question. As you probably know, every author is different. Perhaps the story behind my Something … Continue reading →

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