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DeAnna Cameron
Author of THE BELLY DANCER and DANCING AT THE CHANCE.

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PUBLISHED: Jul.09.2009

THE BELLY DANCER: A Novel

A scandal that shocks a nation… A passion that transforms a woman… At the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, the modern, the exotic, and the ground-breaking collide as exhibitions from all corners of the globe draw millions of spectators. But Dora Chambers has more pressing matters to consider. Dora has hopes to begin a long-dreamed-of life of wealth and privilege in Chicago. So she sets...

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PUBLISHED: Oct.01.2007

Returning to New Orleans

Nothing satisfies a craving for music, history and top-flight Cajun and Creole cuisine like a trip back to Louisiana’s Crescent City -- a post-Katrina journey back to the Big Easy.

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Dec.16.2008 - 2:37 pm

On the power of kind words...

I wrote last week about the light copyedits on my manuscript, but I neglected to mention that in addition to pointing out the corrections, my wonderful editor took the time to...

Nov.03.2008 - 1:34 pm

On writing rules...

I've always liked rules. The clearer they are, the more precise, the better. They make life so easy: Do A, you know you'll get B. Simple as that. So of course I approached writing...

Aug.18.2008 - 3:06 pm

On my visit to Acres of Books...

I visited an old friend this weekend, probably for the last time. Now that might sound overblown to somebody who would consider Acres of Books in Long Beach to be just a used...

Aug.13.2008 - 10:22 am

THE BUSINESS OF BOOKS, with author Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett is the author of PEN ON FIRE: A BUSY WOMAN'S GUIDE TO IGNITING THE WRITER WITHIN, published in October 2004. Booklist praised the book's "encouraging...

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Dec.17.2008 - 11:00 am

In response to: On the power of kind words...

Well, you just did it. You

Well, you just did it. You made my day, June...

Nov.03.2008 - 2:53 pm

In response to: On writing rules...

Hi, June!

Yes -- you are exactly right. Many are "rules" to help novice writers break lazy or bad habits, and then they...

Aug.11.2008 - 3:43 pm

In response to: Four Things About Me (More thanks for Sean!)

Rome!

You lucky grrrl :-)

Aug.11.2008 - 3:40 pm

In response to: On Tod Goldberg and this month's RWA chapter meeting...

thanks, Huntington

I appreciate your note. RWA has proved to be a great place to meet others interested in learning more about the craft...

Aug.10.2008 - 5:37 pm

In response to: On getting over myself...

thanks for stopping by

Hi, Matthew -- A motorcycle memoir sounds like rich fodder for graphically inclined minds. I'll bet you're in for a...

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Characters ... that dance right off the page and into your imagination!”

—Brenda Rickman Vantrease, bestselling author of THE ILLUMINATOR

About DeAnna

Author of romantic historical fiction set in Victorian and Edwardian America. In THE BELLY DANCER (Berkley, 2009), readers are plunged into the real-life belly-dancing scandal at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. In DANCING AT THE CHANCE (Berkley, spring 2012)...

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