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Fact and Fiction, Part 4

March 22, 2017 By Robin Lee Hatcher

Fact and Fiction

(To see the story from the start, visit Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3) What's a Query Letter? I wrote my first book long hand on yellow legal pads, then typed the manuscript on the typewriter at the office. I didn't use white out. I'd read that the manuscript had to be clean. So if I made a typo, I retyped the entire page. I estimate that I typed about four copies of that book. (I still … [Read more...]

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Fact and Fiction, Part 3

March 8, 2017 By Robin Lee Hatcher

Fact and Fiction

And the story continues (see Part 1 and Part 2) The Horse Connection My mom told me my first word was "horse" rather than "mama." That, I believe, was a fabrication - I don't personally remember - but I was horse-crazy from a very young age. I saved up and bought my first horse when I was 15. Marriage and motherhood caused me to sell my horses when there just wasn't a spare moment to … [Read more...]

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Fact and Fiction, Part 2

February 22, 2017 By Robin Lee Hatcher

Fact and Fiction

Continuing with my Fact and Fiction story (see Part 1 here)... Life Happened I had what I would call a normal, happy childhood, even though my dad died when I was a baby. My brother and I were raised by my mom and grandmother, and we had a close-knit and loving extended family. I have fond memories of holiday gatherings when we would play games like "Spoon" around a large dining room table … [Read more...]

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Fact and Fiction, Part 1

February 8, 2017 By Robin Lee Hatcher

Fact and Fiction

All of these "Ten Things You Might Not Know About Me" posts have been so much fun, that I thought I would continue along that line with some posts about my writing journey. I'm calling these posts Fact and Fiction. Today is part 1. Teach Me to Read My love affair with books began before I could read. I grew up in a household of readers. It seemed to me that everyone always had their noses in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading, Writing

10 Things You Might Not Know about Robin Lee Hatcher

January 25, 2017 By Robin Lee Hatcher

It's my turn in this very fun series of posts. I hope the readers of this blog are enjoying this as much as the writers of it are. I met my husband, Jerry, poolside at my apartment complex. When I entered the pool area, the only empty lounge chair was next to him. Before long I was drawn into a conversation with him and another person. Later I asked him to tell me when my 15 minutes of … [Read more...]

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