Interview with Retta West, Author of "The Butterfly Man" and "The Mitchellgoshes"

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Send us Fan Mail2-07-25Bookmarked, Season 3Interview with Retta West, Author of "The Butterfly Man" and "The Mitchellgoshes"This week, we interview Retta West, author of the new novel The Butterfly Man and popular children's series The Mitchellgoshes. You can pre-order Retta's novel at the link below! Chapter MarkersIntroductions with Janie [0:00]Beginning of interview / What is the story behind Retta's book? [2:07] What have the people in Retta's life said about the book? [5:10] What were some of the biggest challenges shifting from writing children's books to writing a novel? [10:52]What's next for Retta? [13:40]What's the best part of being a published author? [16:44]Where can fans reach Retta online? [18:10]Final remarks from Retta [20:23]Conclusions with Janie [22:48]Important LinksPre-Order "The Butterfly Man":https://jancarolpublishing.square.site/s/order?shipping=true&item=271#11Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc.:https://www.jancarolpublishing.com/Bookmarked, the blog:https://jancarolpublishing.wixsite.com/bookmarkedVoice Magazine for Women:https://www.voicemagazineforwomen.com/Support the showBOOKMARKED - JCP

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