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  • Quick comments concerning questions #3 and #4. Number 3 -...Writers. All writers need to have a mentor, a role model and an advocate. The three a...d others times we learn. Often when in the teaching mode, we learn. When in the learni...
  • You raise such great questions, Kamy. These days, I tend to have the most fun writing when I write to discover or learn. And some of the most surprising insights come...
  • Ellen, very insightful post, and I love your phrase "up close and universal"!I'm working on a book where I interview refugees -- strangers to me, but who share univers...
  • Dear Deborah, My condolences with the loss of your friend David at age 69. Can't help but think of my own father's death in '69 when we, my mother (52 at the time) and...
  • I think it still sounds like a great idea-- she primed the pump for you! Now the issue is out there but you get to take it to a deeper, personal level and allow us to feel it, not just know about it. I'm cheering you-- I think it's a great topic.
  • Wow, I read through some of that back and forth on Goodreads. Ouch. I don't know who to feel bad for. If you get enough reviews for a book, some will be negative. That...
  • As a woman of 51 who (apart from a couple of minor things) hasn't really been published yet, I cannot but concur. Such lists should not even exist, because writing is...
  • Very provocative, Brooke.   What are your thoughts about Amazon's ownership of Library...se of The Washington Post? As a writer and a reading addict, Amazon's business model benefits me in terms of prof...
  • Heidi, thank you. I really enjoyed this post. And I really appreciate Kelly's comments below, which add a very helpful focus and a great trick for how to use the targe...
  • I have written several blog posts over the past couple of years about the joys of the handwritten letter/note: A Handwritten Post The Joy of Epistles The Joy of Old...