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(reprinted from the Willamette Writers newsletter, May 2011)
In traditional tales of the supernatural, there are certain rules. Devils and vampires are both barred from entering your home unless you invite them in. But on the other hand, a good being (wizard, angel, fairy, good witch) might come to your doorstep disguised as a beggar and bless you with your heart’s desire if you feed and house...
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A Certain Slant of Light (Light, #1)
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2005
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The Fetch
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2009
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Novel Shortcuts: Ten Techniques That Ensure a Great First Draft
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Under the Light (Light, #2)
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2012
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Your First Novel: A Published Author and a Top Agent Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream
by Ann Rittenberg, Laura Whitcomb 3.98 avg rating — 130 ratings
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“The library smells like old books — a thousand leather doorways into other worlds. I hear silence, like the mind of God. I feel a presence in the empty chair beside me. The librarian watches me suspiciously. But the library is a sacred place, and I sit with the patron saint of readers. Pulsing goddess light moves through me for one moment like a glimpse of eternity instantly forgotten. She is gone. I smell mold, I hear the clock ticking, I see an empty chair. Ask me now and I'll say this is just a place where you can't play music or eat. She's gone. The library sucks.”
― Laura Whitcomb, A Certain Slant of Light
― Laura Whitcomb, A Certain Slant of Light
“To desperately hope," I whispered
James let out a breath. "To gratefully believe.”
― Laura Whitcomb, A Certain Slant of Light
James let out a breath. "To gratefully believe.”
― Laura Whitcomb, A Certain Slant of Light
“I couldn't take my eyes off him. Like a desert wanderer afraid of mirages, I gazed at my oasis, but he was real.”
― Laura Whitcomb, A Certain Slant of Light
― Laura Whitcomb, A Certain Slant of Light
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