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  • Let's see what I can do with this: Surprises, Disasters, and Dreams – Oh My! Surprises:  It is hard to surprise me so when it happens it's big.  My husband and I are o...
  • Stay strong and focused my sistah.  You inspire me!  The after effects of getting a novel published terrified me, being  the critically shy person that I was and still...
  • The visual phenomenon looks like special effects, doesn't it? Definitely took my breath away...
  • Victoria, I like your questions; and yes, that's what I'm saying. As you point out, this is a discussion that needs to happen. People age differently, and the increase...
  • Take a look at the article that Natylie Baldwin linked to below -- very good!  I especially liked his comments about the bad effects of "intention" on fiction.  David...
  • In my experience, there is nothing like the query phase of book publishing to grant you expertise with this question. I wrote and work shopped A LOT of query variation...
  • Thank you, Brooke. I agree and I'm against 'free' books 'e' or paper. Lots of bloggers are giving away their works free and I really think the mindset effects us all a...
  • Bella, Thank you for all these fabulous suggestions. I am under contract for my non-fiction book on sexual abuse, The Long Term Effects of Sexual Abuse, and it should...
  • If I were Gaiman or Eggers, I'd start to worry about the effects of editing on the crowning glory -- correlation between editorial panels and hair loss? ;-)
  • I agree with your comments about plot driven, character weak films. Seems like movies are more special effects than anything else, characters are shallow and undevelop...