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Don't put your characters on a treadmill. They need to go new places, face new challenges and do new things.

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Ally Carter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 1
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Sarah Leigh Fogleman
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Our world is built on adrenaline and getting away with it. Different cities different names. Its a far simpler life to lead when there is one around to tell you when you are being stupid. Believe me dear cousin I know better than anyone. - Gabrielle
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But the downside of being con artist is that it very hard to con. Even if the lies you tell are to yourself.
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That's good don't deny it. Denying the undeniable just makes you sound like a fool as well as a liar. In this profession, you can be one- sometimes the other. But never both.
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Oh you’re heist-drunk Kitty Kat. And you have been since the Henley.
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How sweet is that? I know I'm no boy expert, but I have heard entire lectures on reading body language, and I have to say that assuming that a person will have forgotten your name is way high on my indicators of humbleness list (not that I have one, but I totally have a starting point now).
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Give me everything you have, I told [Preston]. Really, Cammie. I never knew you thought of me that way.
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Seriously, Macey snapped. go. Kiss. A baby can you believe her? Preston asked, coking his head towards macey. everytime she sees me, all she does is call me baby and talk about kissing. Macey looked like she wanted to kill him. But I kind of wanted to laugh.
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The older generation sat looking at the younger, and Kat wondered exactly when and how the baton had been passed. She wanted to know if it was too late to give it back.
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And I remembered with a pang what had happened to me the previous summer - that even Gallagher Girls aren't always as strong as they need to be.
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No, Preston snapped. But he didn't protest long because, if I'm going to be honest - which is kind of the point of these reports - I was already unzipping his pants.
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Its Vermeer Kat turned to the boy who lingered in the doorway. It's stolen What can I say? Hale eased behind her and studied the painting over her shoulder. I met a very nice man who bet me he had the best security system in Istanbul. His breath was warm on the back of her neck. He was mistaken.
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Like many authors, I caught the writing bug during my teenage years. I don't remember the exact day or year, but I remember that reading S.E. Hinton's 'The Outsiders' sparked my interest in writing.
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Now I know that, from this point on, we'll be the ones doing the chasing. And Iike it.
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