What Award-Winning Authors Wish They’d Known Sooner

Presented by: Annie Solomon | David J Walker | Kelly Nichols | Steven Womack

Annie Solomon, David J. Walker, Kelly Nichols, and Steven Womack share their journeys to success as award winning authors. They reflect on the books that brought them recognition and the lessons they learned along the way.

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