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I got some free copies of my book from Walter Foster today. Seeing it finished is quite a shock! For one thing, I finished everything but the cover drawing over a year ago so the whole experience had started to take on a dreamlike quality in my mind. It was starting to feel like I’d imagined the whole thing. I do<\/em> have a very good imagination. But, the copies are sitting on my couch. I did not dream it all up! Ah yes, I see one of my cats has curled up on them. (They came in a cat sized box.) Well, that<\/em> makes it all seem more real for sure!!<\/p>\n

Carol <\/p>\n

Toad Hollow Studio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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