title: The Successful Author Mindset Companion Workbook: A Handbook for Surviving the Writer's Journey
author:  Joanna Penn 
description: Joanna Penn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers (as J.F.Penn) and non-fiction, a professional speaker and award-winning entrepreneur. Her site, TheCreativePenn.com is regularly voted one of the Top 10 sites for writers. Connect with Joanna on Twitter @thecreativepenn
zlib_text: **NEKROPOLIS**
  
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  **Maureen F. McHugh**
  
  _This novel was made possible by support from_ Bob _(and is lovingly dedicated
  to him)._
  
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  Acknowledgments
  
  A lot of people helped with this book, and I'll undoubtedly forget someone,
  the way I forgot to thank Astrid Julian for her tremendous help on _Mission
  Child,_ but here goes.
  
  Thanks to Arla Myers, who patiently listened to me outline this book on a
  seven-hour car ride back home from a convention. Without her and that car
  ride, this book wouldn't have happened. To Jennifer Brehl, my patient and
  long-suffering editor. To Greg Feeley and Sean Stewart, who said important
  things about this book and about writing in general. To the Cleveland East
  Side Writers-Sarah Willis, Charlotte Van Stolk, Charlie Oberndorf, Pat
  Brubaker, Paul Ita, Erin O'Brien Nowjack, and Lori Maddox. You guys are the
  best. To Sandy Dijkstra, who made me write two books when I only wanted to
  commit to one. To Gardner Dozois, who published the beginning of this 