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Roberta L. Smith I am always a little amazed when I finish writing a book. Sometimes people ask, "Where did the idea come from? How did you think of all those characters and the story?" I might be able to answer where an idea came from, how it all started, but never how it all came together. It is a very mysterious process. As for if it is all it's cracked up to be. Yes! But there are lows, too. That's life.
Roberta L. Smith My life doesn't have a lot of mystery. Any plot based on my experiences would have to be a coming-of-age story with the mystery being how I coped and learned from the choices I made.
Roberta L. Smith I sleep on it. When I wake in the morning, I usually know what I'm going to write next.
Roberta L. Smith Write. Get in a critique group. Learn. Write. Don't think you know everything already. Enjoy the process. Read, too.
Roberta L. Smith Hearing from the people who read my books.
Roberta L. Smith Leadville, Colorado. Baby Doe Tabor. Denver and my family history.

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