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Maggie Smith

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In a career that’s included work as a journalist, a psychologist, and the founder of a national art consulting company, Maggie Smith added novelist to her resume with the publication of her debut, Truth and Other Lies, a women’s fiction novel set in Chicago and released in March 2022 by Ten16 Press. It won NIEA’s Juror Grand Prize, the Star Award for Debut Fiction from Women’s Fiction Writers Association, Foreword INDIES Gold Metal for General Fiction, and was selected for the Women’s Book Association Great Group Reads. Her second novel, a psychological suspense called Blindspot, releases in May 2024.

In addition to her writing, Maggie hosts the weekly podcast Hear Us Roar (225+ episodes), blogs monthly for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and
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Maggie Smith My sister cut off all contact with my family for fifteen years. I've always wondered what happened to her during that time and why my mother didn't hi…moreMy sister cut off all contact with my family for fifteen years. I've always wondered what happened to her during that time and why my mother didn't hire someone to track her down.(less)
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Maggie Smith TRUTH AND OTHER LIES is a work of adult fiction set in 2018 in Chicago. The following are mild but non-specific spoilers. Some contain more specific r…moreTRUTH AND OTHER LIES is a work of adult fiction set in 2018 in Chicago. The following are mild but non-specific spoilers. Some contain more specific references but should not impact your reading experience. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns.

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The Art of Misdirection

As fiction writers one of the most important tasks we have is to keep our readers wanting more. One way to do that is through the use of surprise. But what happens when the surprise becomes too predictable? We’ve all read novels where we could easily anticipate what was coming and found ourselves disappointed when it did. So how do we keep the reader engaged? This is where the art of misdirection Read more of this blog post »
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