Hi-- Rachel Resnick invited me to She Writes. I am a poet and working on a memoir.

Hi Erika,

Thanks for your advice-it definetly helps. I hadn't even considered how local dialects would influence the speech of my character.
Reehana

I think I'm just offbeat! I've loved animal fantasy since I was a kid and I also love slightly creepy stories, so rats seemed to be the perfect combo! Nightshade has rats with hearts of gold and then some very foul fellows!

Thanks Erika! Contracts take so long, you start to worry!

Erika,
It's been sometime since e communicated with each other so I just thought I'd drop in and say hello.
How are you?How was your week?
Sagarika

I confess, though, that sometimes it's hard to fault Plato for having a lack of faith in humanity. Sometimes my brethren seem like nothing more than malevolent apes!

Hi Erika,
my first language is Russian. I left former USSR many years ago. Regards , E

Hi Erika,

One of my characters is Romanian, and although I've watched plenty of films with accents, I'm having difficulty putting it to paper. I've looked over some of my chapters, but I need my character to have a strong accent, and unfortunately in some cases, it looks as if this character could be anyone.

Any help would be great.

Thanks

Reehana

Thanks Erika, I usually write an appreciation note to myself for my birthday, but have missed out a few years now, so since the writing turned out to be so lengthy, I decided maybe someone else could also benefit from this letter. Maybe I can turn it into a book by focusing on in dept experiences. Thank again!

Thank ya! Hey, why aren't we friends on here yet?

Hi Erika - my mind is open. : )

Any man who fears poets fails to understand human nature and the life of the imagination. I've never understood how anyone can take Plato seriously... and his idea of ideal forms, having some reality somewhere, just seems goofy.

Thank you Erika for the kind words about my blog. I'm still blogging and am now working on a children's book. I'm actually reading a lot of children's stories right now to get ideas for tone, voice, perspective, etc. Lately, the more I write, the more inspired I get. And you?

I'm working on a book. My blog is: http://lessonsfromthemonkimarried.blogspot.com/ My book is also Lessons from the Monk I Married. It's about my 13-year journey with my husband who was a former Korean Buddhist monk. 3 of my chapters are on the blog. Like many people here, I'm just looking for support. I still haven't had a chance to work my way through how this site works. Any comments or advice would be helpful.

Good Evening Erika,

I'm happy to hear that you have something to submit :) How far over 1200 words are we talking? I'm new to this site and just navigating around, any advice you have on how best to connect with other women writers is much appreciated.

Best,
Katheryn

HI Erika,
thank you so much for your comments! I appreciate it very much. It is important to hear a voice of a peer.
The comments you made absolutely make sense and are very helpful!
This storiy mean to be like a sketch - not a full pucture, but needs to be more developed as you mentioned.
Thank you, thank you.

Please let me know if I can be of help.
So wonderful to be a part of this group and connect with you.

Love - Eugenia

HI Erika - thank you very much for your welcoming comment. Your response is very important to me. Hope you will take a look at my stories and let me know what you think.
Have a great day and thanks again!
Eugenia

Kent, in Kent Connecticut, for 9th and 10th grade. #1 in the Preppy Handbook. (I was the opposite of preppy!)

A YA bilingual novel - I'm intrigued! The novel that's slated to come out next year is tentatively called The Moonflower and takes place at a youth hostel in Moab, Utah, and NYC. the narrative flows between two characters, a boy and a girl; a runaway and an alcoholic whose lives intertwine. The second one is completely different, more upbeat and is set on a Reality TV show about cheerleaders in Florida. The one I'm procrastinating on now is a companion piece to the Moonflower, picking up the story of one of the minor characters. I'm glad that you asked, because I need to work on giving a concise answer! I don't know if I did the job though . . . I am trying to be Zen about the whole process. I love your six word memoir too - that would describe me as a teen. I went to a boarding school for two years on a scholarship and I hated it! (The source of many of my neuroses I'm sure!)