Award-winning novelist, writing coach, and manuscript editor John DeDakis is a former editor on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer." DeDakis is also the author of five mystery-suspense-thriller novels. In his most recent novel, Fake, protagonist Lark Chadwick is a White House correspondent dealing with "fake news" in the era of #MeToo. John regularly leads writing workshops at literary centers, writers' conferences, and bookstores. He is also the host of the video podcast One-to-One with John DeDakis on YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin, John now lives with is wife Cindy in Baltimore. Visit his website at www.JohnDeDakis.com.

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