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  • Wonderful essay!  I don't mind those 'on-the-spot' conversations.  Mama raised me to b...ay be completely different once I actually sell a book.  I could go into panic mode. But then... that's what the...
  • Whew! Thanks, ladies! I knew I wasn't the only one struggling, but it's nice to get co...head and took me a weekend to write. Karen A. Wyle - It IS hard to shake edit mode, especially when you do it fo...
  • Sian - as someone who grew up in a home full of addiction and all the dysfunction that...mpanies it, I get that instinctive urge to label your feelings as "whiny brat" mode, but I think your points are...
  • What a wonderful idea, Deborah. I would also like to acknowledge the woman who introdu...s Literature at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. When I am in self-doubt mode, I still go back and read Dap...
  • Deborah, I cried constantly from the first time I heard the news through Obama's speec...s. But when it's people I know personally and love deeply, I kick into 'brave' mode and remain solid as a rock, a...
  • Yeeeees, thank you for sharing! You state things so clearly that I can really nod too,...t my instincts as a paid writer (which have been set to "panic and desperation mode" for a few months) have been...
  • @Penny:I understand your point, but I could no more stop running that I could stop wri...I need both to survive, and running marathons keeps me in perpetual "training" mode, that way I don't fall off th...
  • Usually, I publish a novel in mid-October. That means that all the editing and proofre...November 1st. Naturally, I found it harder than usual to shake off the "edit" mode. I've had to remind myself se...
  • Cindy, I am so happy I read your post ~ the day has begun again! You are not alone. So...ay we get to understand what's going on inside without going straight to panic mode < that was/and still is, i...
  • The name that I use on here and around the Internet (at least with writing related stu...blog or on my writing, it's like an alter ego of sorts and I shift into writer mode.