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January 23, 2008
Publisher's Desk For January 23rd
**ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! CONTEST IS THIS SATURDAY!!** AS OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THERE ARE ONLY 15 SPOTS LEFT!!
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INTERESTING post from an author who wrote his novel in two months:
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"It's not difficult to write a full-length commercial novel in one month if you do the hard work up front. I know--that's what I do." USA Today bestselling author Cyn Mobley has been published by Berkley, St. Martins Press, Avon, Lyons and Alpha Press. Her books are frequently optioned for film.
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