Hilari Bell has been called the poster child for persistence. The first novel she sold was the fifth she'd written, and when it sold she was working on novel fourteen. She now has seventeen conventionally published novels with two more under contract, and is now branching into epublishing her backlist novels and her writing tips.

She likes board games and "decadent" camping. (In a pop-up trailer with a space heater, a stove--even a toaster!) She says camping is the only time she gets to do enough reading...though when it comes to reading, there's really no such thing as enough.

She's also a member of the best writing critique group in the universe. (Her opinion, anyway.) And you can find their webpage at http://thewildwriters.com/

Website: http://hilaribell.com
Twitter: hilaribell

• hilaribell: Great http://t.co/4HJ5b1i4 blog--Holding onto joy in writing is probably the most essential thing for authors. #amwriting #joy of writing
• hilaribell: Got my writing tips up on Amazon! Came up with a series title for them too. Just go to Kindle store and put in "Writer Bites" #amwriting
• hilaribell: The Whiney Writer got her first rejection! Great (and funny!) new blog post on http://t.co/shtlIEfI
• hilaribell: Enchanted Inpot covers 2. Both my cover and Pam's @PamMingle are in it--and Pam, I think yours really stands out! http://t.co/CJ2eFuds
• hilaribell: @julieannepeters Damn! I was really hoping we'd get it passed. But the tide IS turning, even if it feels slow.

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