In February of 2012, I self-published a book for the first time. Another Place on the Planer took 3 years to create and tells about Lily Mayfield and her metamorphosis from a reclusive widow recovering from the suicide of he abusive husband to a celebrated film director, and her relationship with Charlie Winston, her sometimes boyfriend, grieving father and struggling addict.
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T.A. Munroe, writer of contemporary women's fiction with a difference
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You are a great inspiration to writers like me who have only written for themselves, thus far. 🙂 It is because of lovely folks like you that I keep pressing forward to success someday. x
Thanks, Lin. I get lots of inspiration from writers I follow and know and happen upon, I love that, as a whole, the writing community is one of collaboration and not competition.