It has been a while since I visited She Writes. I had a not-so-positive experience with the Titles discussion. It kind of turned me off to the site. The responder was quite harsh in commenting on my title, despite a return comment explaining why I had chosen it. It was not the criticism but the tone. She basically said she would not buy a book with that title.

Despite this, I have chosen to keep the title (for now, at least) and re-join this community of women writers. Unfortunately, a wonderful group for women writers in Vegas disbanded two years ago.

I am still not sure how to best utilize the site but will pay closer attention to the offerings--guest editors, discussions, webinars, etc.

I am busy working on my book proposal and e-mail a weekly update of my writing activities to a list of contacts.

The next big step is to locate an editor (and the funds to pay her).

Wishing my sister writers a fruitful new year!