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  • Hi, I am a successful self-published author of historical mysteries (Maids of Misfortune and Uneasy Spirits) and most of my sales have been through Amazon's Kindle (so...
  • Thanks for the comments, y'all. I'm interested in hearing what others are experiencing.  @Karen - It IS about finding what works for you and running with it. I'm just...
  • I was a fiction editor at NORTHWEST REVIEW. We had 6-8 associate editors, divided up the manuscripts every week (10-20 short stories per reader), read each and every o...
  • Well-written! When I was raped by an acquaintance in a major Canadian university in 1971, I arrived at the Emergency entrance of the local hospital soon afterward (due...
  • what is the consensus on self publishing versus traditional channels? Agent-submissions-sale-advance-editor-publish-find out if book sells, all taking at least one yea...
  • Thanks for sharing this! I always think my work fits in the "not for us" category because this seems to be the general consensus among agents I've written to. So good to hear agencies are also looking for something off-kilter.
  • Dawn Downey commented on her article Happy Thanksgiving?
    Lada, Thanks for your comment. Lately, I've read a number of things about Thanksgiving and there's no consensus at all about what the heck really is behind it, althoug...
  • Hi Meriah! If you friend me on Facebook, I would have to add you to the group since it's private AND secret. You won't find it by searching. That's one of the protecti...
  • I attended a panel discussion on the future of publishing sponsored by the Women's National Book Assn. recently and the consensus of the presenters was that the agent'...
  • I think censoring yourself is a way to deaden your writing. Better to open up, be vulnerable, and risk someone's dislike than to try to appease everyone. It never work...