I've been an author for more than 10 years, with five novels published to date, by HarperCollins, Doubleday and Ballentine, and one novella by Harlequin. My work has hit many major best-seller lists, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, USA Today Weekend, and Essence magazine. http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/ConnieB Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:31:52 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.squidoo.com/howtowrite My real name is Constance but everyone calls me Connie. I've been a full-time published author for more than 10 years, with five novels published to date, by HarperCollins, Doubleday and Ballentine, and one novella by Harlequin. My work has hit many major best-seller lists, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, USA Today Weekend, and Essence magazine. My latest is a photo-essay book with photographer Michael Cunningham (Crowns, Queens), published in the spring of 2007 by Bulfinch Press. It's been a great life! But I also know that many others want to become published authors. Whenever I'm on book tour I get more questions about how to get published and how to write a novel than I do about my books! I've thought about teaching classes at a college or somewhere but I'm sometimes short on time. That's why I've decided to share what I know about getting published here on Squidoo. You can also visit me at conniebriscoe.com. Thanks!  ConnieBriscoe.com   education Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:01:41 -0600