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  • I certainly never planned on becoming an advocate for mental illness, but, really, who does?  My plan was to continue on as I had for almost thirty years, working as a...
  • Hi everyone! I'm 51 (a fact which I hardly ever admit online) and have always thought about writing. I have a collection of stories and novels in various states of com...
  • Why do I want to write my "mom" stories? When Nichole was born with down syndrome, I needed to process the many feelings I had. I was in a very "dark" place, trying to...

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    The Keys to the Kingdom Finding Place in Historical Fiction When your eyes glaze ov...ronze mythical animals are situated above the entry way. Julia Morgan’s 1937 remodel of the façade and gold lobby...
  • Victoria Chames posted a message for Dee Pritcher
    Hello Dee- I can relate to your moxie, courage, and determination. I am a Baby-Boomer, who started out as women of my time did, by giving up my life and talents and go...
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    When asked about the inspiration for my novel, I answer simply: “I love libraries.” Libraries of all shapes and sizes; new libraries and old libraries; libraries here,...

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  • Great post! I entered 2012 with a determination to just enjoy writing, to enjoy the rush of creativity, along with the hardships of revising and rejections. I would lo...
  • Thanks so much for sharing your expertise. I've been contemplating expanding several personal essays into a memoir and your list is a great help. Detachment is definit...
  • Great post. Didn't Abraham Lincoln teach himself? And he didn't have the Internet. I think in this day and age, anything is possible with determination. There is no shame in being self-taught.