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  • It's Deborah here.  As an addendum to this post, I wanted to reprint a message via EMILY's List: I invite you to visit WeSupportGabby.com, where you can directly se...
  • I'm not sure that Rice's petition is the answer. Here's a link to Pete Morin;'s thoughts on the petition: http://petemorin.wordpress.com/ I do think, however, that on...
  • Both questions—"Am I a real writer?" and "Does it work?" are subjective, and serve as wonderful discussion starters. They raise more questions. Does it work for my rea...
  • As a mother, I can't help but wonder, what if by some fate or luck I was born in Nigeria.  To not demand #bringourgirlshome is to side with indifference and let domina...
  • I edit PI Magazine (for professional investigators) and the greatest irritant is exactly what you've written about---misplaced apostrophes.  Drives me crazy!  Next in...
  • Great post!  Also check out a post I wrote:  "Who Cares about Your Family Story?  Ten Tips to Ensure Readers Will Care" here on SheWrites: http://www.shewrites.com/profiles/blogs/who-cares-about-your-family-story-ten-tips-to-ensure-readers-will/edit
  • Deni, one of my favorite people at VCCA this time around didn't have an MFA (she came to writing post-motherhood, with no grad degree at all, though she does have book...
  • Great tips! Thank you for these. I would add, you can excerpt, highlight parts of your book on your blog as well. Always add the link to your book purchase at the bott...
  • Ellen, In #6 Focus, your "less a builder than a sculptor, carving away everything not needed", speaks to me. FOCUS is a note I often order myself to do. The last line...
  • It may be that Daniel Smith is very focused on providing a book that will inform his audience and not trying to solve an internal problem on the page. I just asked my...