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R.J. Thesman

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RJ Thesman is an author, writing coach and editor. She has written 18 books (so far) and published 800+ articles.

Thesman lives in the heartland of Kansas where she writes, reads, putters in the garden and loves to cook anything with blueberries.

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Best Practices for Becoming a Writer

Is this the year you decide to scratch that itch and finally write your book? Or decide to just investigate the possibility of becoming what you’ve always dreamed about – becoming a real writer?

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What are some of the first steps you can take? What are best practices you can begin as you step into this exciting new journey?

Learn the Craft. Becoming a writer involves more than just buying a new laptop

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	The Women of Christmas it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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