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Darcie Chan is the author of The Mill River Recluse, a self-published debut novel that has become a word-of-mouth e-book sensation. With over 650,000 electronic copies sold, The Mill River Recluse appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists for more than 28 weeks and became a heartwarming favorite of readers across the country. Chan lives north of New York City with her husband and son. When she isn’t chasing after her toddler, she is hard at work on her second novel, which will also be set in the fictional world of Mill River, Vermont. Visit Darcie online at darciechan.com or on Facebook, or follow Darcie on Twitter.

Darcie Chan: The Self-Publishing Bestseller on ‘How I Did It’

by Darcie Chan on July 19, 2012

I have wanted to be a writer since I was a little girl. I began writing poems in fifth grade. I attended middle school in Cheraw, Colo., and when I was in the seventh grade, I won a multischool, one-day writing contest. Clutching my little trophy, I burst through the front door and announced to my parents what I wanted to be when I grew up.

“Follow your dreams! You can do anything you put your mind to,” said my book-loving, English-teacher mother. “You should think about another career, because writers have a hard time earning a living,” said my ...

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