Why We Met
by Elaine R. Friemanin 📚 Literature
Why We Met
About the Substack
A real-life rom com in reverse. 💔 ❤️ Publishing journey. 📚 British-American agented novelist on sub to Big 5. Editor day job (not glam kind), cat lady, avid reader, afternoon tea lover. 🐈⬛ 🫖 Lived 📌 UK, US, Germany.
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About Elaine R. Frieman
How I met my Yorkshire husband via dating disasters. Agented novelist on sub to Big 5, editor, cat lady, afternoon tea lover. 🐈⬛ 🫖 📚 Lived 📌 UK (Oldham, Todmorden), the US (FL, GA, MN), and Germany (Weiden in der Oberpfalz). 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇩🇪
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