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Carol Fertig

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Carol Fertig was born in the Chicago area and lived there until going away to college. She lived briefly in Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Nebraska before moving to Colorado where she has resided since 1970. She has been active in the education community for more than 40 years and involved in gifted education for more than 25 years. At various times she has been employed as a classroom teacher, gifted education teacher, consultant, writer, and editor. She has two grown boys. In her spare time, she enjoys skiing, mountain biking, and golfing. She also loves to practice piano, read, travel, attend cultural events, and watch foreign movies. For more than six years, she wrote the highly successful "Prufrock's Gifted Child Information Blog." Carol's b ...more

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It’s been a long process, but I’m finally ready to begin submitting my memoir to literary agents. After more than three years of writing, editing, receiving comments from readers, and making more edits, I’m feeling good about the book. I have studied the most effective ways approach agents and know that I need to follow their instructions for submission exactly. Let the process begin. I am re Read more of this blog post »
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Published on July 15, 2019 11:17
Average rating: 3.76 · 134 ratings · 22 reviews · 1 distinct work
Raising a Gifted Child

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