Author Terry McMillan

Author Terry McMillan / Courtesy of Penguin Group USA

Author Terry McMillian uses a familiar creative device to help many of her female characters face their fears: reinvention. We saw that play out in her New York Times bestseller "Waiting to Exhale,” and we see it again in her latest novel, "I Almost Forgot About You." McMillian is in Atlanta this week for a booktalk and signing, and she tells about her writing process.

"I do a lot of research to make sure I know who these people really are and what they're going through and what their dilemma is and I don't even think about myself when I'm writing." - author Terry McMillan

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