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Karin Gillespie

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Meet Karin Gillespie, the Rogue Magnolia

I like Lilly clothes but only paired with a black leather jacket.

I don’t have the patience for a mani-ped but I always have time for a conversation about books, the Buddha or the best barbecue ribs below the gnat line.

I’m not a Steel Magnolia because, instead of forbearing within the system, I’m more interested in exploring its flaws and busting up the status quo.

My characters reflect who I am: unconventional, creative and endlessly curious. They also reflect the South: colorful, kooky and sometimes deeply flawed

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Average rating: 3.93 · 8,447 ratings · 964 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bet Your Bottom Dollar (Bottom Dollar Girls #1) 3.98 avg rating — 1,943 ratings — published 2004 — 28 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
	A Dollar Short: The Bottom Dollar Girls Go Hollywood (Bottom Dollar Girls, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 1,012 ratings — published 2005 — 28 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
	Dollar Daze: The Bottom Dollar Girls in Love (Bottom Dollar Girls #3) 4.14 avg rating — 850 ratings — published 2006 — 26 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
	Girl Meets Class 3.93 avg rating — 640 ratings — published 2015 — 19 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 Pitch Queen 4.30 avg rating — 353 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
	Love Literary Style 3.96 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 2016 — 16 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
	Divinely Yours 4.25 avg rating — 87 ratings — 14 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
	Sudden Fame 4.26 avg rating — 69 ratings — 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
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	Divinely Yours: Girl Meets Class Series, Book 3 by Karin Gillespie (Goodreads Author), Cris Dukehart (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	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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The Story Behind the Pitch Queen

Writers are dreamers.

We dream up stories and sometimes when we finish them, we submit them to our dream agents who we hope will get us a dream deal. If we’re really dreaming big, we might imagine a six or even a seven-figure book deal.

That was once my dream, and I used to study major and significant deals (more than $250,000) listed in Publishers Marketplace, wondering what they all had in common. Read more of this blog post »

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“If you're going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance.”
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“The higher the hair, the closer to God.”
― Karin Gillespie, A Dollar Short: The Bottom Dollar Girls Go Hollywood

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“Friends don't let friends take home ugly men.”
― Karin Gillespie, Dollar Daze: The Bottom Dollar Girls in Love

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