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  • Cate and Emily: great posts and so relevant to life outside of writing. Yes, Buddhism (I have 40 plus years, teach some of it sometimes) speaks about desire but here's...
  • Linda, what a beautiful post. First off, congrats on getting published! I look forward to read...rs that be in human resources tried to get me to go on a working trip with this guy to "res...
  • I think that all self-published authors have faced this prejudice. It is definitely about the volume of books being published and the attempt of a challenged industry...
  • Hello Jessica, I am so glad to find your blog and I hope to continue to follow it. I have many arguments with the church, even though I remain connected, and I agree w...
  • Yes! So true, nothing worse than an ending that doesn't produce some kind of act or meaning to resolve things one way or another. I had the ending to my latest novel in mind when I wrote it but now I've got to get the beginning just right! Ah, so much work, so little time. Cheers.
  • I have a little bit of a different take on this. A good deal of the content of my book, The Truth About Whales, talks about the suicide of my son, Ben. I didn't change...
  • @Michelle, Isn't it interesting how we know what is good for others, but don't take our own advice. On Monday I actually got back to my project after about 5 weeks. Th...
  • M Kathy Brown commented on her article Of All the Things
    Ey - That very thing makes it oh so difficult to actually communicate exactly what is thought or felt, to avoid misunderstandings, to resolve conflicts, to have integr...
  • Hey Deborah, I hope you're doing well. Yes, I would be happy to review your short story collection. I purchased it back in March, but had trouble downloading it to my...
  • I don't have to find time to read; I need to force myself to put the book down to participate in all the other areas of my life! I find it the most soothing thing in s...