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  • I think I've become comfortable talking about my work because I meet with bookclubs and they not only ask me questions that make me think about  my own work but someti...
  • One of my favorite things to do is just put two characters in a scene together and see what happens.  Sometimes my first draft of a "talkier" scene is all dialogue.  I...
  • Love the name of your imprint!! Wishing you the best. I've self-published, twice so far The Secrets They Kept and It Takes An Egg Timer, A Guide to Creating The Time For Your Life  with more on the way and have never looked back. My only regret is I didn't do it sooner. 
  • I kept a journal for many years before I began writing fiction. I found it helpful when creating a character for the stage and now I find it helpful when creating char...
  • Just scrolled down to read some of the other comments and enjoyed them very much. May have fun with creating content each day if I can.
  • I'm GRATEFUL for social media!  While I agree that all these lists of what we "should" do to promote our work can feel overwhelming.  The truth is -- in most cases --...
  • I wrote my novel, Provenance, as a work of upmarket fiction. With great hope I sent it out to agents and while I got several requests for full manuscripts, all but one...
  • Anastasia, Thanks for visiting and for leaving a comment! Blue skies today! It Is Summer. Right now I've got to choose between two windows that beckon. The computer w...
  • Tania-looking forward to it! Don't know if I mentioned that when I was at U of Chicago, I woked at NORC (National Opinion Research Center) creating and field testing s...
  • I am hungry for tips like yours.  I am writing a series of prose poems based on five generations of women in my family, each of whom speaks in her own voice.  It is re...