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  • I just had a professional head shot taken after years of asking family members to do it.  A few things that helped: 1. Think of clothes that have "interesting textures." It turns out...
  • Thank you, Jill, for your reminders about what Joy is...and I think that I will start making my own progression from clothes to books to writing projects that bring me the most joy...and let go of the rest! Happy New Year!
  • Great post, LeTeisha. Love your answer to Patricia, too. And love, love, love the how-to without resorting to labellingeverything, clothes, speech, names, etc.
  • ...of conscientious editors, O/C spellers, red pencil enthusiasts, etc. It's akin to sending your child off to school on the first day without clean clothes and a decent haircut. 
  • ...riendly."  Hope it's not "unprofessional."RE:  Clothing advice from the clothing-impaired...  When I do a presentation, reading etc, I look at my clothes as my "uniform," which someho...
  • ...ing google maps w/images to be able to describe landscape someplace I've never been, old photographs of the era my novel is set to get details of clothes and hairstyles right, even wh...
  • ...not a believer that we need to live in poverty to appreciate life, it's more about an internal shift. I still live in a nice house and wear nice clothes, but I don't look to those th...
  • ...se to be an author and a publisher. I am just a publisher now. Thank you Marci for the explanation why that I am going to tape to the front of my clothes in response to all the people...
  • ...ia Robertson's encouragement to not "give up."  To be clear - I have certainly not "given up!" I did not change my protagonist. I only changed my clothes - or my style - or my genre! ...
  • ...finding my most elegant ruff and pearl encrusted heels. On both of those days, I know I will rewrite. Writing fiction means peeling off layers of clothes, even flaying my skin. Eventu...