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I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying.

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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Novelist
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
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Historical
Fiction
Nice
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Trying
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