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  • This is so true.  Thank you, Brooke.  There are times when I need to cut back on everything stimulating for awhile -just look at the sky, watch the birds, do nothing with any purpose - it's like a diet for my mind - and then I can be open to what's alive in me again. 
  • I'd like to recommend the submissions tracker in Duotrope and Duotrope in general. Not only does Duotrope maintain a database of over 5000 places to submit that can be...
  • Michelle, I tear up remembering. My son is 19 now. The telltale signs started when he was 6 (eye blinking, sniffing). Official diagnosis came when he was 9. I can't re...
  • Anyone who's interested in submitting to contests and grants, Poets & Writers has a great database. They also have a comprehensive lit mag database, but I'm a Duotroper as well, so I rely on their database. 
  • Your comparison to NaNo being like a crash diet is spot-on. I write a first draft relatively fast -- whether long or short form -- but it takes time to figure out what...
  • This is great! Thanks for posing this, Maria. It's so important to be able to answer “What's your book about?” masterfully. I recently read this post, which also shine...
  • I love hearing how some of you are already balancing your social media diet --  Facebook only on Fridays, a Twitter break for a month, etc.  You spur me on.   I feel l...
  • Stephanie, I feel your pain in (almost) every way. The only difference is that I LOVE to cook but HATE to write (which is why I just joined SheWrites in hopes to muste...
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  • Michael Ann, sorry to mislead you...I have cooked for vegans before...don't think I said I hadn't. In fact, I've been an Innkeeper for 17 years and have cooked for eve...