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I’ve written more than two dozen books, and my body of work includes thrillers, mainstream fiction, nonfiction, feminist romance, and memoir. I’ve published with HarperCollins, Penguin (Dutton and Berkely), Random House Australia and Chronicle Books. I hold an MFA from Mills College, and I regularly teach at Stanford and University of California Berkeley in the writing extension programs.
And I know this: Nothing works to build up a writer better than truthful encouragement. (I’m really good at offering that.)
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Writing your memoir isn’t easy, but I can help you figure out how to get it done with the least drama (save that for the book!). You can do this.

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