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  • Good ideas. I also find that knowing when I write best during the 24 hour cycle, helps me avoid deciding to write when I don't feel like it just to do what I planned. I'm a morning writer, before I have to talk to anyone...
  • Love the description of the inner turmoil in deciding which of a number of possible stories you decided to write about and keep company with for as long as a year (or more)!  Good going, Jenni--can hardly wait to read your next novel!
  • I was drawn to this title because I read Lisa F. Smith's memoir, A Girl Walks Out of a Bar, this summer. It was so well-done - raw and real. She's 12 years sober and it's new this year. Interesting points you make about piecing things together and deciding novel vs. memoir.
  • Solid advice, Kristen! I loved the questions you ask yourself when deciding which marketing and publicity tactics to employ. It is so important to do what we feel works for us and our books and, as we go along, what has been effective. Thanks for sharing!
  • ...nt from Mild-Mannered Geek to Gay Superdad. His memoir (which grew out of an incredibly beautiful Modern Love column) is about he and his husband deciding to start a family and how the...
  • ...nt from Mild-Mannered Geek to Gay Superdad. His memoir (which grew out of an incredibly beautiful Modern Love column) is about he and his husband deciding to start a family and how the...
  • @Patricia and Purabi, I'm glad I'm not alone! After much thought I ended up deciding to shelve this novel and start another one. Please learn from my mistakes! :)
  • ...isks. Whether it be stowing away on a ship, packing up one's belongings and moving to an exotic country, sartorially challenging gender lines, or deciding to run a farm one's own, thei...
  • Janay - Thanks for this great post! I did a lot of research before deciding to go with a separate author page and I'm very glad I did. Last week on vacation friends tagged me several t...
  • ...ore! The endorsement of intellectual property should based on the merit of the work!  Most readers are unaware of the decisions authors face when deciding which publishing route to tra...