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Siri Mitchell
graduated from the University of Washington with a business degree and
worked in various levels of government. As a military spouse, she has
lived all over the world, including in Paris and Tokyo. Siri enjoys
observing and learning from different cultures. She is fluent in French
and loves sushi.
But she is also a member of a
strange breed of people called novelists. When they’re listening
to a sermon and taking notes, chances are, they’ve just had a great idea
for a plot or a dialogue. If they nod in response to a really profound
statement, they’re probably thinking, “Yes. Right. That’s exactly
what my character needs to hear.”
When they edit their
manuscripts, they laugh at the funny parts. And cry at the sad parts.
Sometimes they even talk to their characters.
Siri wrote 4 books and
accumulated 153 rejections before signing with a publisher. In the
process, she saw the bottoms of more pints of Ben & Jerry’s than she
cares to admit. At various times she has vowed never to write another
word again. Ever. She has gone on writing strikes and even stooped to
threatening her manuscripts with the shredder.
However, this fall will see her
sixth novel, A Constant Heart, in print. Two of her novels,
Chateau of Echoes and
The Cubicle Next Door were
Christy Award finalists. She has been called one of the clearest, most
original voices in the CBA.
She is represented
by Beth Jusino at Alive
Communications.
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