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Laura Lippman's avatar

Aargh, I dropped a word making a "fix." Sorry about that.

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Laura Lippman's avatar

Hmmm, I fixed it, but if it goes to everyone's email again, profuse apologies. I'm new here!

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Heather Campbell's avatar

Congratulations on the ascension to your KdV throne - enjoy your reign! 💜💛💚

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JSar's avatar

You’ll get the hang of it. You’re a quick learner.

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Summer Brennan's avatar

😍

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Valerie Monroe's avatar

Lovelovelove this. xo

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Roy Blount Jr's avatar

Welcome to Substack, Laura

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Laura Lippman's avatar

Roy! You just got a new subscriber! So thrilled to see you here.

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Roy Blount Jr's avatar

And congrats on your queendom

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Roy Blount Jr's avatar

Thanks Laura. And reciprocating

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Cristina Ros's avatar

Hello! Cheers from Barcelona :). I'm so glad you've enjoyed your time here.

I just wanted to say thank you for writing this. As an aspiring author of thirty-something, I felt I really need to read something like this today.

All the best for the next 23 years (and days)!

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Laura Lippman's avatar

For what it's worth, I was 38 years old when my first book was published, 42 when I was able to quit my day job, 48 before I had a bestseller, in my 50s before anything I wrote was adapted for film . . .

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Anjanette Delgado's avatar

How do you manage to be hilarious and heartbreaking within the same few paragraphs? And can we talk about that fabulous vibrator/scepter?) I say keep having fun, sister. ❤️

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