Talk:Rebecca Zanetti

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Moving this here in case documentation can be found and moved back into the main article. While this is preserved in the history, I thought it'd be easier to place it here for reference plange (talk) 04:29, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

After graduating from college, Zanetti worked for Pepperdine University, establishing a program for students in Washington DC and then worked as an art curator for a private art collector.

Zanetti followed this by working as a State Aide for Idaho Senator Dirk Kempthorne. After two years, Zanetti decided to attend law school where she made Dean’s list every semester. She married during her second year and became pregnant her third year. She passed bar exam three weeks given birth. She began working for a large firm in the NW, concentrating on property disputes. She then moved to a small firm and also worked as a hearing examiner for Kootenai County.

Zanetti taught at a local community college until her writing career required travel, at which time she became a full time author.

Zanetti became snowed in during a blizzard and sat down to write her first book, finishing in January 2009. She then studied craft and writing, finishing two more books and then began the submittal process. In December 2009, she signed with Caitlin Blasdell of Liza Dawson Associates who sold her first three books to Kensington Brava.

Zanetti gives workshops all over the country to different writer groups, including: Ten Craft Mistakes all Writers Make; Subtext and Plot Twists; Public Speaking for Writers; How to Write a Book in 30 Days; Tips, Tricks, and Cautions for Writing Fast; The Serial Killer Next Door; Dean Winchester—the Perfect Anti-Hero; How to Interest an Agent or Editor; Dead, Soft, or Rearing up to Bite...the Paranormal market; A Smart Girl’s Guide to Alpha Males; Heroes, Anti-Heroes, and Villains; and Genre Jumping—How to Do it Right.

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Thanks for the feedback. Most of this information was included in an interview^[1] that was also cited on another section, but additional detail was from the subject's web site. Looking at it now, I'd say paras 1-3 could pretty much be removed. Her work history/job info is on her publisher site in a cleaner summary if that suffices for a third party resource.^[2]

The info for the 'first contract' (para 4) is now under a subscription firewall. Do you think that should be cited or just removed? ^[3]

I think the list of workshops could be deleted completely. When I started editing, I think I had a 'more is better' mindset but some of this is overkill. I do have an acquaintance with the subject but have tried to remain neutral, so if I've slipped let me know.

Writerfx (talk) 05:57, 20 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "A novel to sink your teeth into, November 15 2010".
^ "Author Rebecca Zanetti". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "Publishers Marketplace - Deals". Retrieved 15 December 2015. (Subscription required.)

[1] "A novel to sink your teeth into, November 15 2010".

[2] "Author Rebecca Zanetti". Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[3] "Publishers Marketplace - Deals". Retrieved 15 December 2015. (Subscription required.)

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