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All my life stories have run around in my head.
"Get them on paper," a friend urged. And so
my writing career began. Four of us started a
small writer's group that met monthly until our
leader moved to Tennessee. Eventually all
meetings ceased.

Ron and I moved to Smith Mountain Lake in
2000. I joined Lake Writers, a group sponsored
by the Smith Mountain Arts Council. This group
provides a sounding board for writers and offers
excellent advice. Our group cares about one
another. There's no competition among us, only
the desire for each to succeed. Fellow Lake
Writer Becky Mushko became my "literary
midwife." I laughed and learned every time she
scrawled "Aarrgghh!" across my pages.

After the contract with the shady agent, I received rejections from over 35 other
agents. Discouraged, I researched print-on-demand and self-publishing options. I
chose Infinity Publishing. Infinity charged the least and paid the best royalties,
has their own in-house printer. Infinity has a one-year book return guarantee to
bookstores and shops. With Infinity, I own all book rights.

Before joining Lake Writers, I signed with an agent who said she'd find a
publisher for my novel if I paid her $250.00. I did it! Don't you ever do this!
Research all agents and publishers before signing anything; check them out
on www.writerbeware.com. This lapse in judgment cost me a year!