APOOO HONORS Francis Ray
National bestselling author Francis Ray is a native Texan and graduate of Texas Woman’s University where she was twice nominated for the Distinguished Alumni Award. INCOGNITO, her 6th novel, was the first made-for-TV movie from BET. With the release of THE TURNING POINT, her first mainstream, she established The Turning Point Legal Fund to assist women of domestic violence. The fund is administered by The Family Place, a woman’s shelter in Dallas. Her writing awards include the EMMA, Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, Atlantic Choice, Golden Pen as well as several awards from libraries and book clubs. NOT EVEN IF YOU BEGGED, her 37th title, is the fourth book in the popular Invincible Women Series and was released on January 24, 2008.
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Sometimes You Have to Ask for What You Want
by
Francis Ray
I am a Southern girl. My parents always taught me to be respectful, to be polite and never, ever ask for anything. If it is notoffered, too bad. I adhered to their teaching for twelve long years in the publishing industry, until I learned the hard way — if you don’t ask, you’re probably aren’t going to get.
