Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed.

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The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's...

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's...

I'm a daydreamer.

I'm a daydreamer.

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that's...

I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likable female private investigator, and that's...

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel.

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel.

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff...

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff...

Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy,...

Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy,...

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs.

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out...

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out...

I always wrote; my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when...

I always wrote; my first story was published in the magazine The American Girl when...

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking...

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking...

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial...

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial...

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

I love to sing. I'm a soprano.

In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and...

In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and...

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America.

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.

I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.

I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.