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How she did it. Kath McGurl’s 11 year Route to Publishing a Novel

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The guest post this week comes from Kath McGurl and I am very glad to welcome her. I know Kath through her popular blog where she offers advice and information to short story writers hoping to break into the woman’s magazine market. Her support for potential competitioners is a testament to the generosity of the writing community, although her own focus has now shifted from short fiction to novels. This is the story of how she secured a two book publishing deal. The first book, The Emerald Comb, was published last week.  writer Kath McGurk

I was always going to be a writer. One day. One day, in the vague and shimmering future, I would have the time to sit at a desk day after day and just write. I didn’t know when that day would arrive but I lived in quiet confidence that it would, and that I would recognise it…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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