When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Mindy said, “I forgot to pick up the baking powder. Mimil, can you get a packet from that shelf over there?”

“Sure,” Miranda said, knowing her mom was trying to send her away.

Once Miranda was out of earshot, Mindy turned to Edith. “I mentioned this morning that I’m still thinking about it.”

“Still thinking? I brought this up three months ago. You said you’d consider it, and I’ve given you time, but now it’s been months and you still haven’t given me a clear answer.”

Mindy frowned. “We’ve worked together for years. You know I write short to mid–length suspense thriller novels, about 200,000 to 300,000 words. Now you want me to switch to writing web novels, which just doesn’t fit my style!”

“But aren’t they all novels? How can they not fit? Literature is universal; there’s no such thing as a mismatch!” Edith’s tone became more serious, and her smile disappeared.

Second, genres like urban romance and

You

Fruit” was Mindy’s young adult novel

spoke, “I know that novel hurt your reputation and that you’ve had a tough time

why are you still asking me to write

listen to me,” Edith said calmly. “The Green Fruit‘ didn’t do well because you took too long to finish it. By the time it was published, trends had

some responsibility too, and so do we all. I’m not trying to avoid responsibility: I’m just trying to figure out what

wrong.”

genre Edith was suggesting. Her ideas

“This time is different. Urban romance and rich–guy dramas are always popular online. It doesn’t matter if you write fast or slow. I promise we won’t

start is interesting, but the story gets weaker

novels are bad–they’re popular for a reason. But I’m not