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  • Boy,  I could not agree more.  I have 9 published books by various commercial publishers and in all cases the editors have been great.  They have saved me from numerou...
  • Laura Brennan commented on her article Strength
    Andi: I KNOW!  Isn't it weird? Even I - and I am good at talking about my writing - tend to throw in references to what a sub-par cook I am.  What gives?  It's nuts.  Kudos for not giving in. LOVE the "essence of a feeling" by the way.  Gorgeous. 
  • Kamy, Thank you for this prompting--this will be my reading list for the next year! Lovely. Two from my shelf to add- "Breath, Eyes, Memory" by Edwidge Danticat. I lov...
  • While flossing! I love it--perfect for mss pages which I could tape to the bathroom mirror. I sell books through the traditional book clubs (Book-of-the-Month Club is...
  • I am so grateful to have found your blog. I've been a fan of Chief Mankiller for years but have not read anything about her for a very long time. Thank you for posting this. I want to know more about the project and will follow your posts. Many thanks!
  • Lacey and Cindy, I haven't read Nina Amir's book, but after looking at the first couple of chapters on Amazon, I got the impression that her argument for blogging your...
  • You catch the fish - I'll cook it!
  • Yea, I can start a novel (several times during NANOWRIMO), and it does stall and then I get bored with it and don't know what to do with it.  I have a novel on the bac...
  • This is such fun, Renate, and I'm so grateful you are sharing it. Again, Stein's quotes are so very lyrical when spoken aloud. I wonder if she did "readings" of her wo...
  • Thanks, Tania. And thanks for the other memoir suggestions. I am always looking for helpful resources. Another exceptional book out in the past year on memoir is Find Your Story, Write Your Memoir, by my friend Lisa Lenard-Cook and her co-author. xo