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'I know how it is to be on the other side, asking someone to write a blurb,' the author said. I once had an agent who told me that I was such a pleasure to work with because of my soft voice and pleasant manner.' Lipman spoke about requests for blurbs by would-be authors. If she tells you, 'The story starts on Chapter 5,' you need to start with Chapter 5.' Lipman offered words of wisdom for controlling agents. Sometimes she will tell me, 'Forget the first chapters, the story really starts with Chapter Five.' Lipman stressed that a writer should not argue with her editor. Then when I have four or five chapters written, I go back and re-write, polish it a bit and send it to my editor. 'I just start with an idea to see where the characters lead me. The author said that her novels were usually about serious subjects written with a bit of humor.

'I e-mailed her and told her how much I liked the play.' Lipman read a few pages of her most recent novel, 'My Latest Grievance,' to the club and discussed her writing process. 'When I saw the screen play, I said, 'Gee, that's different than the book,' but then I read the play and I liked it,' Lipman said. She was pleasantly surprised to learn Helen Hunt was finally going to make her book into a movie.

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Lipman's book, 'Then She Found Me' had been optioned for a movie so many years ago that Lipman thought they had forgotten all about it.

The club invites a guest speaker once a year on various subjects. Some projects by the club include planting flowers on the town common, greeting new residents or marching in a parade. The recipients do not necessarily need to be residents. They raise money to fund projects such as scholarships, community meals or to help someone who in need. The South Deerfield Women's Club, headed by president Bonita Conlon, meets once a month from September through April. Bette Midler and Colin Firth are cast in the movie starring Helen Hunt, who will also direct the filming. The 110 year old South Deerfield Women's Club hosted prolific writer Elinor Lipman, whose book, 'Then She Found Me,' is ready to hit movie theaters in film form.