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People frequently ask writers where they get their ideas. Sometimes
inspiration is subtle, other times it smacks you over the head. The latter
occurred about twenty years ago, when a beta reader tossed aside the first
draft of a romantic suspense novel and announced, "Girl, you don't have a
romantic bone in your body. Let's face it: you're weird. You should probably
be writing science fiction or fantasy or something like that." A large,
shiny light bulb appeared over my head. The very next day, I saw an ad in
the back of Writer's Digest magazine regarding an open call for the Harpers,
a new line of novels published in the Forgotten Realms. My first published
book, Elfshadow, was the result.
I live in coastal Rhode Island with my high school sweetheart and the
standard-issue complement of cats and books. When I'm not writing, you can
probably find me in my garden or walking along the Narragansett Bay.
Homepage: ElaineCunningham.com
E-Mail: elainecunningham@cox.net
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