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After two decades of research and a lifetime reading and re-reading her work, Patti Bender unexpectedly found herself the world's expert on Emilie Loring. Bender left a thirty-year college teaching career to complete the author's biography and pursue writing full-time. Her website, The Emilie Loring Collection (available at www.pattibender.com), has become a gathering place for Emilie's lifetime fans.

Patti is married and has two grown children. When she's not researching or writing, you might find her hiking, cycling, kayaking, gardening, or traveling. She collects interesting rocks, sea glass, and all things Emilie. ...more

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“How to Begin” by Emilie Loring

If you had an afternoon to spend with Emilie Loring, what would you ask her?

What’s your favorite song? Do you have a copy of the short story that Victor wrote? What did you keep in the secret drawer behind your bookshelf? How did Victor propose?

Today, Emilie answers a question she often received from her readers: How does one begin to write?

“How to Begin?”by Emilie Loring

“I want to write a nove

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Happy Landings: Emilie Loring's Life, Writing, and Wisdom

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