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  <name><![CDATA[Jane St. Clair]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[I've been writing stories since I was five years old. What I did before that, I don't remember. Just loafed, I guess. 

That's what PG Wodehouse said, and it applies to me. My first big break-through was winning Seventeen Magazine's Short Story Contest when I was a student at Northwestern University. &lt;i&gt;Walk Me to Midnight&lt;/i&gt; is my first novel, but I have published a dozen short stories in literary magazines and anthologies, 54 children's stories, 17 children's books, and two non-fiction books. I took first place in the international True Life Story contest, The Writers Network contest, American Accolades, Hollywood’s Next Success, and Scriptapalooza writing for television contest.

My day job is writing non-fiction articles on the web, and I'm pretty sure I've written half of what's on the Internet, including ebooks like &quot;How to Find A Lost Cat&quot; and &quot;Guide to MySpace.&quot;

I am a compulsive reader who cannot pass up copy on cereal boxes, subway ads or supermarket tabloids. I love literature and all kinds of books. I give everything three stars because most books are wonderful but average. Austen, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Chekhov - now you're talking five stars.  

Your writing and reading friend, Jane St. Clair

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  <title><![CDATA[Walk Me to Midnight]]></title>
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  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
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  <published>2007</published>  
  
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