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Are you a writer, reader, or other industry professional: I am a writer of romance and a teacher for those wanting to learn how to write romance.

If a writer, are you published, pre-pubbed, or self-published?: I have been published by Red Rose Press and The Wild Rose Press.

As a writer, what type of stories do you Write or Read?: For reading, I love chick lit and most things written for women. My favorite authors are Ann B. Ross, Mary Kay Andrews, and Anne Rivers Siddons.

For writing, I write about very sexy and interesting ghosts from yesteryear. My heroines are aggressive go-getters.

How did you come to know about WRDF?: I received emails and joined.

Do you have a website you'd like to post?: http://leighbarbour.com

Class: How to Write a GREAT Romance

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At 12:41pm on March 17, 2011, Mike O'Hare said…: I'm in the throes of helping to breathe a bit of extra life into WRDF. Can we be friends? If so, please add me.

At 6:19pm on December 19, 2008, Lynda Coker said…: Where has this year gone? I guess when you’re busy time really does fly because mine has certainly taken wing.

WRDF launched in February of 2008 and its membership has grown steadily. I hope that means we are doing something right for our members.

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At 9:36pm on September 5, 2008, Lynda Coker said…: I just wanted to stop in and say hello. I hope you’re enjoying your experience here at WRDF. We encourage you to take full advantage of all aspects of the community. Please feel free to post your blogs and leave comments for other bloggers as well. Check out WRDF’S official blog, Between the Lines, where you can schedule guest blogging days as well as schedule announcements of your new releases. Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter. You can submit material for our newsletter as well. Just send your query to cover2cover@lyndacoker.com . Authors can donate a book for our Boatload Book Giveaway for December. Take advantage of our Spotlight Theater promotional package, and our Front Page banner spots. We think we’ve accomplished a lot in our first six months and we’re just getting started.

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At 11:14am on June 3, 2008, Leigh Barbour said…: I keep thinking that I'd like to write a chick-lit, but I haven't found a good group of characters yet to write about. It seems very difficult to write. Has anyone tried to write one with any success? Any pointers?

At 10:37am on June 3, 2008, Lettetia [Scarlet] Elsasser said…: Have a lovely day from a fellow Mary Kay Andrews fan!

At 6:09am on April 11, 2008, Leigh Barbour said…: Yes, chicklit is a delight to read. I guess one of the issues is that it is so woman-oriented. Have you tried to write one? I haven't.

At 12:58pm on April 4, 2008, Leigh Barbour said…: It looks like they are not interested in romance or at least their submissions page sort of indicated that.

It would be nice to get an advance. Neither of my publishers offer that.

At 11:47am on April 4, 2008, Christine London said…: Tiger is a relatively new company in the publishing world. It is a confluence of folks that are immensely dedicated to finding and publishing good stories, no matter where of what the source. They are also author dedicated and have the best promotion progam in the biz. Check them out at http://www.tigerpublications.com/
Cheers,
Christine London