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  • Hi, Heather. I'm a 48-year-old mother of two teenagers (13 and 15) who left a well-paying job two years ago to be a full-time freelance writer. I've made more adjustme...
  • I read the original article and the responses to the article.  I have heard of authors developing their own publishing company and working through the bigger 6 for dis...
  • Great story, Susan. Some good karma there. Julie - I agree. I'm not unforgiving by any stretch, but if facts in a novel are way off, I definitely enjoy it less.  Jeann...
  • "People offer their opinions to deal with their own anxieties, make themselves feel important, give themselves a sense of power, and draw attention to themselves. Perh...
  • Attitude adjustments? - Daily. Not great ones, thankfully right now I've got a fairly good handle on the major stuff. Which is not to say that tomorrow will throw me a...
  • Lissa—I appreciate the encouragement. We all take different paths, and this one didn't come without a few major lifestyle adjustments, but I really wanted to give this...
  • Hi Julie Again I love your post.I cannot agree more that if you want something to happen you have to take steps to make it happen.It is evident that you are passionat...
  • I was a fiction editor at NORTHWEST REVIEW. We had 6-8 associate editors, divided up the manuscripts every week (10-20 short stories per reader), read each and every o...
  • I agree! In fact, I was just reading aloud a blog post this evening before posting it. It helps me "hear" the voice of the piece and make adjustments where needed. I l...
  • I love to write, so I get it! It's what I feel I've been called to do; rather, it's the medium/forum for doing what I'm called to do, and that is helping others experi...