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Who is Your Ideal Reader?

Lesson 7 of "How to Finally Get Started on that Novel"

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Lesson 7 of 8 from “How to Finally Get Started on that Novel”

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Who is your ideal reader? Who is this book for?

This is a question some writers answer before they ever put a pen to paper – which I imagine is terrifically clarifying. (I think of the r…

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Author of 5 novels, including Dear Edna Sloane (Red Hen Press, 2024) & Animal Instinct (Putnam, 2025). Essays in New York Times Modern Love, Oprah Daily, & elsewhere. Teaches writing & works 1:1 with writers.
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