A Sadness Within

by Sara Fiorenzo

  First, I need to thank Georgia and Jennifer. The last year has been difficult and Georgia was the one who said, I know what you need to do. You need to publish your book. Until someone actually verbalized it, publishing my books was a far off dream. Thank you for being my friend and for giving me the kick I needed to do this! Jennifer has become more that just another author to me. She has answered countless questions about the publishing process. Jennifer is one of the people who have kept me sane throughout this whole process. I also need to thank all of my TM/EFG girls for their friendship and support over the last few years. I can’t name you all, but you know who you are!

  I would also like to give some credit to those who inspire me through their writing or who listened and helped me work out plot problems. You taught me more than you know about the individual creative process that goes into writing. Robin Wasseman, Alex Flinn, Lauren Oliver, and Maggie Stievfater, THANK YOU!

  A huge thank you goes out to Kate for being my beta reader, my editor, my therapist, and one of my best friends! She has read this almost as many times as I have and has seen it change drastically. Through it all, she has been my biggest cheerleader. I could not have done this without you!

  Finally, I would like to thank my family for being there for me. My husband survived countless nights falling asleep to the sound of typing when I found myself on a roll and didn’t want to stop! And, of course, all those times when he corralled my girls away because “Mommy’s writing.” Thank you for believing in me and following me throughout this endeavor!

  To those of you who I forgot, I’ll make sure you get a proper thank you in the next book.

  —Happy Reading!

  Sara

  Sara lives on the shores of Lake Michigan with her husband, two girls, dog, and horse. She has been known to speak only in movie quotes, randomly break out in song, and spend hours on the internet researching abandoned places. Her friends think she is a great date to an amusement park and a decent, but slow, running companion. In addition to being a writer, Sara is also a high school English teacher. Riding horses and music make her happy and she believes that bacon should be included at every meal.

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