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Gervais Hagerty grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. She earned her B.A. in psychology from Vanderbilt University. After a post-college stint in Southern California, she returned to the east coast and worked as a news reporter and producer for both radio and television broadcasts.

In 2013, she earned her M.B.A. from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina and soon after became a professor, teaching Leadership Communications to cadets.

She is a board member of The Charleston Council for International Visitors and serves on Charleston's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.

She lives in Charleston with her husband and daughters. IN POLITE COMPANY is her first novel. ...more

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Gervais Hagerty I have two pieces of advice.

First- study the craft. Read as much as you can. Write as much as you can. Complete your work. Edit it. Send it to a frie…moreI have two pieces of advice.

First- study the craft. Read as much as you can. Write as much as you can. Complete your work. Edit it. Send it to a friend to read (the friend who will tell you that actually that dress doesn't suit your figure; you want someone who won't hold back). Be grateful for the critiques and use them to make your writing better. Then edit again. And again. And then find a mentor, someone who is in the writing industry. Ask that person to read your work (be sure this request is only after many edits!).

Second, dream big, but be smart about it. Make a financial plan so that you aren't carrying the stress of paying your bills when trying to get published.

With a teaching job at The Citadel, two young children, and a dream of being a novelist, something had to give. To fully dedicate myself to my writing, I had to leave my job. So, my husband and I made a plan: save up one year’s salary.

We had fun changing our lifestyle. He brews beer; I get around on a cargo bike. When we buy things, we buy secondhand. This way of life aligns perfectly with our environmental goals. We have a rain barrel and solar panels, and we chop wood on the weekends to supplement our heat in the winter. We’ve learned to install flooring and I built my own bookshelves. We’ve acquired new skills, so by spending less, our lives have gotten richer. We sort of became urban homesteaders, and we love it. Because we buy less, we have the financial freedom to take risks. We learned a lot through this blog: https://www.mrmoneymustache.com)(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Gervais Hagerty Ugh. Writer's block. It's a tough head space for sure.
For me, persistence pays off. Keep writing, no matter what. Even when I don't know where the sto…moreUgh. Writer's block. It's a tough head space for sure.
For me, persistence pays off. Keep writing, no matter what. Even when I don't know where the story is headed, even when the characters don't feel right, I have to keep going. The key is to have faith in the process. I know that if I think long and hard, if I continue to sit at my desk for hours every day, eventually something will give. (less)

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