Dana Dillard

Although I've always loved writing, it's kind of wild to think that I'm now the proud author of two books—one of which just dropped yesterday! Back in the day, I was the editor of my high school newspaper and did sports reporting for my college paper. I also somehow always ended up doing the neighborhood or school newsletter. So, writing itself isn't new to me, but putting my work out there through self-publishing? That's definitely a new experience! When I wrote my first boo

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