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PAULA MUNIER is the author of the bestselling Plot Perfect, The Writer’s Guide to Beginnings, Writing with Quiet Hands, and the acclaimed memoir Fixing Freddie. The first novel in her mystery series, A BORROWING OF BONES (Minotaur, 2018) was inspired by the hero working dogs she met through Mission K9 Rescue, her own Newfoundland-retriever-mix rescue Bear, and her lifelong passion for crime fiction. In her fabulous day job as Senior Literary Agent and Content Strategist for Talcott Notch Literary, she represents many great writers. Her specialties include crime fiction, women’s fiction, upmarket fiction, MG/YA, high-concept SFF, and nonfiction. She lives in New England with her family, Bear, Freddie, and a torbie tabby named Ursula.

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Paula Munier I was a writer and an editor for many years; but becoming an agent four years ago taught me even more about what it takes to break into publishing. An…moreI was a writer and an editor for many years; but becoming an agent four years ago taught me even more about what it takes to break into publishing. And I wanted to share that in Writing with Quiet Hands.(less)
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Paula Munier I read widely in the genre in which I'm writing, as well as nonfiction related to my story. Research always inspires me to write.…moreI read widely in the genre in which I'm writing, as well as nonfiction related to my story. Research always inspires me to write.(less)
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“We enter the world of the story, delighted to go through that reliable and recognizable portal of promise, the magical words “Once upon a time.”
― Paula Munier, Writing With Quiet Hands: How to Shape Your Writing to Resonate with Readers
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“We owe no allegiance, we bow to no throne, Our ruler is law and the law is our own; Our leaders themselves are our own fellow-men, Who can handle the sword and the scythe and the pen Hurrah for Vermont! For the land that we till Must have sons to defend her from valley and hill Our vow is recorded—our banner unfurled, In the name of Vermont we defy all the world! Then cheer, cheer, the green mountaineer, then cheer, cheer, the green mountaineer”
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“Did I ever tell you about my first wife?” asked Gil. “No.” Troy didn’t know that his friend had been married before Françoise. “Did she collect hats, too?” “She collected favors.” Not knowing quite what to say to that, Troy said nothing. “That’s the secret to women,” Gil told him as they made their way through the dark forest. “What they collect.”
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