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	Wildfire Run 3.60 avg rating — 488 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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
	All Is Fair 3.41 avg rating — 438 ratings — published 2019 — 5 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
	Wolf Storm 3.84 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	The Detour of the Elephants (The Boxcar Children Great Adventure #3) by Dee Garretson (Goodreads Author), Aimee Lilly (Narrator), Gertrude Chandler Warner (Creator) 4.14 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2017 — 12 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
	The Khipu and the Final Key (The Boxcar Children Great Adventure #5) by Dee Garretson (Goodreads Author), Aimee Lilly (Narrator) 4.29 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2017 — 8 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
	The Shackleton Sabotage (The Boxcar Children Great Adventure #4) by Dee Garretson (Goodreads Author), Aimee Lilly (Narrator) 4.05 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2017	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
	Gone by Nightfall 3.74 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Bewitch Berry Cottage 3.51 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Gargoyle in the Seine 3.92 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	Station Fosaan (Torch World, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2017 — 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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My View on Generative AI – It’s a No

I’m posting this because I’ve seen other authors being questioned about whether or not they use AI in their work. It hasn’t happened to me and I hope it never does, but I want to make clear what I think about it.

I was first published in 2010, though I’d been writing for many years before that. I learned to generate ideas, write, and edit without AI, and I don’t see a reason I would ever need t

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I really loved all the historical details. It's clear the author did extensive research. Since I was in the mood for a low-stress book, I also appreciated that there was not much trauma in the story even though it dealt with a period of time when so ...more
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Dee Garretson is on page 225 of 400 of Currawong Manor: I'm enjoying this though it is a slower pace than many books I read. I picked it up because I enjoy books about artists, and this one has a mystery element as well. Currawong Manor by Josephine Pennicott (Goodreads Author) progress:	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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