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My recent writing focuses on healing, loss and grief. Last weekend I signed books at a nationwide bereavement conference in Minneapolis-St. Paul. The traffic in the bookstore was consistent, sometimes, packed. Speakers' books, including several of mine, were displayed on a special table.Thankfully, under the old publishing design, most books writte
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Developing engaging characters is one of the most vital parts of publishing a book that will do well. There is no rejecting that at the heart of any excellent book is a collection of interesting, relatable characters that leave the reader desperate to understand how their story ends. If you are somebody who has actually dreamed about crafting a bo