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Cold Comfort is in final draft stage, and I’m happy with what I’ve done with the character of Wanda, the ‘sidekick’ of my first novel, The Girl on the Mountain. Wanda as a child was charming, spontaneous, and shocking to her elders. Cold Comfort takes place fifteen years later. My first problem was how to transition Wanda to a grown-up. …

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Wanda, the sidekick who nearly stole the show

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When I was told several times that my main character’s sidekick was stealing the show, I decided to make her the main character of the next story.  In the first one (The Girl on the Mountain) Wanda is 13, abused and homeless, but resilient, wise, and strong-willed.  In that story she’s a contrast to the older, somewhat naive main character …

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