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  • 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...
  • i have been job hunting for the last two and a half years, and haven't had any luck wh...o my usual job-hunting rounds in the morning, but after 11 I am in full writer mode.  I haven't had the opportuni...
  • 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...
  • Gwendolyn Rhodes commented on Christina Bell's article 9AM
    oh my gosh as soon as I read that your "store" was JUMBO i knew you had to be in Central America or South America...being that, that is a "good" store, interpret as yo...
  • Love that suggestion, Astra.  I started to say pick up some mags geared for that age group, but then you would be copying styles.  then I thought about what I read whe...
  • PS to Kathryn.  Decided to pick up on your suggestion and look up Mr. Konrath's blog.  He is impressive in many ways, and seems to know a lot.  He also speeds along an...
  • Here is what I received yesterday via email: “Thank you for your submission.  Unfortunately, we do not feel it is right for us.”No beautiful penmanship on linen paper...
  • You are very right, RYCJ. The money is another sticky part of the equation. Very good point.
  • Great tips! Thank you for these. I would add, you can excerpt, highlight parts of your book on your blog as well. Always add the link to your book purchase at the bott...