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Samantha Browning Shea discusses her experiences as a literary agent and author, including writing her own book and the challenges of parenting while writing.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Samantha Browning Shea talks about MARROW and covers: writing her own book as a literary agent for others when her first novel didn't find a publisher writing with small children writing characters in the context of their relationships worry over whether a book will work find out more about Samantha here pre-order Marrow here Learn more about the upcoming host of Writing Stories Jessica Kinnison here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writingstories123.substack.com

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