Charisa Hagel grew up reading and writing under the tutelage of her mother Julie. Charisa would get her writings back from her mother marked up with corrections.

“She has always edited my writing,” Charisa said. “Even today as an adult writer, she edits me.”

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Cliff Williams / TPI Chavis Hagel, left, and her mother Julie laugh as they speak with friends a during a booking signing for a book they co-authored at the Wetumpka Public Library.

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