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  • Deborah, This is beautiful. I wonder, do you ever catch yourself ever wanting to push Teo to be just a little more of the thrill seeker, or wish Anya to be the more se...
  • Anne, so good to hear your words and response. I'm not sure anyone really escapes the human condition eventually. It may appear that some have 'golden' lives and perha...
  • Lovely, Fran. My strategies include meditaiton, prayer, dream incubation, consciously choosing love over fear, journal writing, and healing body, mind & spirit.
  • I'm lucky that I started out as a (very) amateur travel writer, just sending emails to a short list of friends and family. As I met people, and they asked to be added...
  • s -- I completely understand the frustration in reading through literary magazines, trying to get a feel for what they might want. Their editors are easy and hard to p...
  • What is it about? A girl and her guitar, a boy and his crew, a trickster spider, the truth about ‘Melanin’, family secrets, lots of music; and what happens when all th...
  • I'm certainly glad you decided to share your Sunday ramblings (which are mighty cogent for a ramble, but let's stay on point, shall we?) These are all good pieces of a...
  • I relate to this! So much. I wrote my first book in six months, but my second is taking longer because I'm consciously working to use what I learned during the editing of the first one. I have to overcome this need for perfection and just get. it. done. :)
  • Poignant post, Gayle. I can particularly relate to consciously eschewing perfectionism. Growing up, my parents kept an immaculate house. I found myself doing that when...
  • I wish you all the best with your book, Rita!  As a long-time writing instructor and writer, I've learned that writers are just  different, at a very basic level.  If...