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What’s better than real-life scary stories? Writers who collaborate! Huge thanks to Liz Alterman for inviting me to share my story about a real-ass haunted house I lived in for four years in Lincoln, Nebraska. Don’t believe me? Talk to the cat. Huge thanks to all the writers for their thrills and chills!

Big thanks to Karen Odden for including me in this month’s newsletter! Karen’s newsletters are gems–lots of info, other voices, and this month she also has some great, easy ideas for supporting authors. I wrote about my love of fashion plates as a child and how they help me think about shaping novels. You can …