Authors-note Quote by Sahara Sanders

“You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology or withdraw…

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

I always believe that editing is the kind of thing where you want to cut into a scene a little bit after it starts…

— David Nutter

Editing is kind of a solitary job.

— Joe Dante

“Choosing a color for your paperback book cover feels like entering a mall and seeing a dress you love, just your size, and available…

— Sahara Sanders

“You can take the girl out of Mississippi but you can't take the Mississippi out of the girl.”

— Kristi Cook

“But this is where fact and fiction diverge, because Cecily and Zimmy did have a child, a son, Jeremy, who is my father. Cecily…

— Vicky Zimmerman

“Maybe we won't have the beauty of a perfect summer. But neither do we have to endure the callousness of an uncaring winter. Instead,…

— Jody Hedlund

“An important note about Roxannah's background. In my conversation with Dr. Jessica Sanderson (please see Author Acknowledgements), what became obvious to me was that…

— Tessa Afshar

“Everyone has a story to tell, so why not let me put it on paper!”

— Maija Monreaux

“Don't let society's defined genre hold you down, be a free spirit and just write, let society be the one to decide where each…

— Uma Nnenna

“Never judge an author by her haters.”

— Tracy Millosovich

“Don't write 40k if the same story can be told in 10k words.”

— Oliver Markus Malloy