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M.A. Demers

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Born

Canada

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http://www.mademers.com

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Religion & Spirituality, Reference

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Gabriel García Márquez, Life, travelling ...more

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April 2011

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M. A. Demers is a freelance writer, editor, creative consultant and fine art photographer based near Vancouver, British Columbia.

Prior to publishing her first novel, Baby Jane, Demers wrote almost exclusively for the film industry, including the ghostwriting of production notes for over 30 major motion pictures. She is a screenwriter with, to date, six spec and four commissioned scripts, one optioned documentary project, and was the unaccredited story editor on the award-winning MOW A Cooler Climate, starring Sally Field and Judy Davis. Demers has many published editorials and articles in print or online, and is a featured essayist in Writing About Literature: A Guide for the Student Critic.

On the photography side, Demers began her career i ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 77 ratings · 36 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Baby Jane 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2011 — 3 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 Global Indie Author: Your Guide to the World of Self-Publishing 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Point Between 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	To Kindle in Ten Steps: The Easy Way to Format, Create and Self-Publish an eBook on Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Build Your Own eBooks For FREE!: A Step-by-Step Guide to Formatting and Converting Your Manuscript into ePub and Kindle Books Using Free Software 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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