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Write Your Next Chapter

Heather Garbo, Book Coach

For aspiring women’s fiction writers (re)discovering their writing voices in midlife…because no woman should regret not pursuing her creative dreams nor doubt the value of her voice.

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    I work with women's fiction writers (re)discovering their writing voices in midlife...because no woman should regret not pursuing her creative dreams nor doubt the value of her voice.

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