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You can get through very serious and sometimes horrible and sometimes embarrassing and very awkward situations with humor. It gives us a way out.

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Janet Evanovich
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: April 22
Novelist
Writer
South River
New Jersey
Steffie Hall
Serious
Situation
Sometimes
Embarrassing
Giving
Awkward
Way
Situations
Horrible
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Humor

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This isn't just a job. This is a service profession. We uphold the law, babe. Ranger
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Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them.
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