What Authors Wish They Knew Before They Started Writing

Mystery & Crime • Publishing & Author Career
2016
Featuring Allen Gratz, Kay Kendall, Kent Lester, Sandra Bretting, Sheila Connoly, Susan Cox

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Kent Lester leads a conversation with a panel of authors discussing what they wished they knew before they started writing. Main topics include the process that it took to become writers, assumptions made when starting, and hurdles to get over.

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