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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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