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  • ...ch and every time. Though I do feel a sense of frustration when I can’t force these moments, they seem to just come as they please and I have no control. I hope you get something...
  • ..."Not that you're anything like that", just so she's clear. Your observations remind me I just have to let this story unfold; in the end, I can't control what anyone sees in it. (Also...
  • I do favor traditional, but also like the idea of self-publishing and marketing your own books, Why? Because self-publishing seemingly gives writers more control over the entire process.
  • ...elate to this SO much! I'm contracted for my debut novel, and while the deadlines have been manageable, I confess that the lack of total creative control has given me some anxiety. I...
  • ...ce you could say, with the estranged relationship that I have with my daughter as she continued to be the same way with me over the years and her control and manipulation issues raise...
  • .... I just ordered Love Warrior. Looking forward to reading that one! Dhana, these are the kinds of insidious worries that start to spin us out of control. I doubt Cheryl Strayed is co...
  • ...Deb Calettis' He's Gone she provides the tiniest details (a characters butterfly  collection) that reveal so much. His control over the butterflies is a clue about how he control the main character. He seems...
  • Thank you both for your comments. Martine, thanks for this remembrance. I love this and it's affirming. We do have some control in these matters! :)
  • ...n't see a path to placing it. After going with SWP, I realized that I would have been very unhappy on the other route and not having the creative control SWP allows - although I alway...
  • ...hout the roots I acquired by traditional publishing all those years. But I love the total freedom of publishing my own books. I love having total control.