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  • I completed the 50,000 word goal of NaNoWriMo this year!  Now I'm in the 'tweaking' mode before submitting my 'Baby' t...
  • Tamara this is fun but hard. I had to really think about which parts of the story were most relevant to the plot. Robert Coover’s The Dead Queen is a bildungsroman of...
  • White as the Page (500-words roughly) What can I conclude when the body of my story is a phantom? My gypsy-mother keeps returning to me all of my childhood possession...
  • Poetry is a huge outlet for my pain issues. I actually feel like it is a better place for me to speak about it than constatnly putting my feelings about my pain on tho...
  • Hi - I'm a self-published author, and I also help other writers to publish independently. I've been in and around the publishing business for over 20 years, and I had...
  • This is true. It goes beyond slavery. It has to, because we're still here, right? We didn't just out after the war (though I'm sure some would have preferred it that way.) The things we do during Black history month should be incorporated into our everyday lives, even when its not the Feb.
  • Started by Jennifer Lauck
    Last reply by Kate St. Vincent Vogl
    There are so many books out there, wonderful books, on adoption-the research, the studies, the opinions and the direct experiences. This is a great time to be adopting...
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  • I'm just now seeing this discussion from last year. I don't think racism has gone away from publishing. And I don't know if it is any worse. It is hard for anybody to...
  • Started by Zetta Brown
    If you're wondering, "Where's the book???" this is what we're waiting for. Nicky has made contact with 3 charities who have expressed interest, but we need to get the...
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  • Thanks ladies for your replies. Nicky, I am awaiting your comments on The Help. I appreciate your thoughts on having a real dialogue as Southern women. Kathya, your ar...