Deborah Batterman, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/deborahbatterman/ Sun, 29 Apr 2018 11:56:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Did You Write The Same Novel Twice? http://booksbywomen.org/did-you-write-the-same-novel-twice-by-deborah-batterman/ http://booksbywomen.org/did-you-write-the-same-novel-twice-by-deborah-batterman/#respond Sat, 28 Apr 2018 21:02:55 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22579 It’s been said that writers have one story to tell.  I don’t know that I agree, but I do know there may be underlying, compelling themes that crop up in story after story, and even characters seem to demand more life.  They live in our heads, after all. They have more to tell us. Just […]

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