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Life Cycle of a Novel

July 8, 2016 By Becky Wade

I sent the manuscript for my next book to my publisher one week ago.  What a feeling!  The I-survived-my-deadline moment is one of my favorite writer moments of the year. Upon learning that I'd submitted my book, some of my readers asked me when it would release.  It seems like a book should become available a few months after an author sends it in, doesn't it?  It actually takes far longer … [Read more...]

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