Sher Davidson
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Julia Alvarez:
Dear Julia, I am inspired and look forward to reading your books.As a late in life author, with my only second-novel just released, I cannot help admire how prolific you are. Also, I am often drawn to Latinx writers or those who write about foreign countries especially those south of our US borders. Do you think "ageism exists in the publishing world today?" I'm finding it hard to even find an agent.
Julia Alvarez
Julia’s agent says: Great work can overcome any bias, but sure, publishers are looking for the shiny and new. I’ve been told "it’s easier to promote a debut novelist than a writer with a middling track record." But it’s also true that it has always been hard to find an agent and good books are always challenging to sell. If the work is great, it will find a way. One has to believe this or there’s no way forward.
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Polly Sullivan
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Julia Alvarez:
My friend had a signed copy of your book "YO." She leant it to me. I had it in a bag of books and mistakenly gave it away . Now, she wants it returned and is furious with me- I have no idea where it might have landed. Is there any way I can order another signed copy?? (Her name is Carmen.)
David Horne
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Julia Alvarez:
Julia, I’m just about to wrap up work on my third novel. Being somewhat new to writing, do you have any suggestions on how to get more readers? I love writing and would love to be able to share my stories with a larger audience. Any helpful hints would be most appreciated! Thank you!
Jeanette
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Julia Alvarez:
Julia, I just finished writing a book about the Dominican Republic where I spent three years as a missionary. My beta readers have said the setting is so powerful it is like "another character in the book." It is about a missionary who is falsely accused of killing his companion, how the loss & his time in jail changes him, and how an adoring girl proves him innocent. Would you be interested in reviewing the book?
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