AUTHOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Deke Castleman is the best editor since Maxwell Perkins. 

— David Kranes, author of The National Tree (made into a Hallmark movie)

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To Deke Castleman, simply the best editor in the business. You make everything better.

— Brian Rouff, author of The House Always Wins

Thank you, always, Deke Castleman.

— Gretchen Archer, author of the Davis Way Crime Caper series

Deke Castleman, officially, you're my editor. Really, though, you’re my friend. Without you, this book would have done nothing more than take up space on my hard drive, probably forever. Your encouragement and advice, and everything really, were above and beyond anything I expected.

— Andrew Uyal, author of The Blackjack Insiders

Deke Castleman took a fine piece of writing and improved it substantially. I will be forever grateful for his cooperation, understanding, and patience as I introduced changes and additions — long after his initial edit.

— Ron Coury, author of Tenacity

Deke Castleman and his editing wisdom put my scattered stories in a logical order and made this book so much more readable.

— Chris Andrews, author of Then One Day ...

Deke Castleman took a lot of information, stories, and writing and created a book. 

— Pat Christensen, author of Rock Vegas

Deke Castleman once again edited one of my books. He was great to work with and provided excellent suggestions about the structure of the book. His comments during the process were welcome and as always helpful.

— Buck Buchanan, author of Game of Sales

To Deke Castleman who brought immense support and encouragement, in addition to skillful editing, to these words, and made the stories flow so well.

— Pat Heavren, author of Magic in Plain Sight

Thanks to Deke Castleman, my indispensable and talented editor, whose encouragement took me over the finish line. 

— Jane Sloven, author of Termination of Benefits

Deke taught me more about perspective in prose than anyone before, and his positive reinforcement, even during disagreements or lulls in productivity, made the exercise more a pleasure and less a chore. 

— Robert Nersesian, author of The Law for Gamblers

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And, of course, enormous admiration and respect go to my brilliant editor, Deke Castleman. 

— Lora Shaner, author of Madam

Throughout the writing process, we relied on our freelance editor, Deke Castleman, for his abundant good humor and camaraderie, as well as his expertise. That he could consistently transform discouragement into mirth was no small feat.

— Efrem Kongold/Harriet Beinfield, authors of the international bestseller, Between Heaven and Earth