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"I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying."
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"I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love."
"My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12."
"I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying."
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"As a journalist I'm comfortable doing library research, and I did a lot! I had a fellowship at Radcliff for a year which gave me access to the Harvard system."
"My six handbooks to Jewish life and lifecycle events mostly followed the trajectory of my adult Jewish life."
"I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets."
"Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the accent."
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