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My writing career began about fifteen years ago when I first subscribed to Writing Magazine and responded to a submission call from A Cup Of Comfort For Cat Lovers, who were requesting true stories about our feline friends, writes subscriber Maria Dean. I entered a short story and had it published.

At this point, I was just starting a family and my writing took a turn as I decided to try my hand at writing a novel. It was a great release from midnight feeds and nappies and after three years, I found myself with a full-length novel. I approached a few publishers and one responded advising me to self publish. This seemed like the ‘in thing’ to do at

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