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Lily Baines is a mother, wife, and author, and the order to this changes depending on the day. For 20 years she has worked in Human Resources, mostly in the high-tech industry, but kept writing to maintain her sanity and flow of creative juices. Lily is dedicating her time to her 3 children, husband, family dog, bottomless laundry basket, full kitchen sink, and her writing.

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I liked the blurbs for your books. Nicely written. I am supposed to ask you a question here, so here goes: Do you have editing help, and do you ask anybody to vet your blurbs before you use them?
Lily Baines Thanks, George! I used an editor for the book and asked her to edit the blurb as well. I tested it with a few people until I was happy with it. Thank …moreThanks, George! I used an editor for the book and asked her to edit the blurb as well. I tested it with a few people until I was happy with it. Thank you for the compliment :)(less)
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