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Today we're discussing writing and specifically the genre of women's fiction.

My name is Mark Winston Meyer, whose secret identity will be revealed in due time.

I'm Al Baker and I swear I swear I'm going to have the draft to you tomorrow.

I'm Sarah Lembrack and I did not think of anything pithy to say about this topic today. I'm sorry.

You're a writer. Come up with something from your writer brain. Take a second. I took a second.

You saw my brain world. Take a second.

Oh my God. my brain world. Take a second. I'm Sarah Lynn Brecken and I enjoy writing about

terrible secrets. And our special guest returning, Catherine, introduce yourself.

I am Catherine Lee Scott, I'm an actress and a writer and I think they probably carry equal weight in my life.

One seems to inform the other. So we spoke to you back. It was only May. We released the episode in June about Dark Shadows, the thing that you go about keeping the torch alive for for fans of that very ancient show.

50 years. But most of your professional life now is writing and I was looking for another excuse to do this with you

Simultaneously Sarah Lint will tell it tell about your book release because you never get to talk about yourself as a topic on here I don't really mind that. Too bad, we're doing it today. I do write, I write

women's fiction or book club fiction, but that doesn't seem to be particularly specific.

Well, that's what we're trying to figure out.

What that means?

I basically tell people I write kind of relatable contemporary slice of life

stories that center family and friendships that kind of tug at the

heartstrings.

So you just released this, the light of the fire that we have all experienced.

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