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  • The introduction by Archbishop Desmond Tutu prompted me to buy this book: The Words and Inspiration of Martin Luther King Jr. from Wild Dog Press.  I liked the idea of...
  • No MFA either, but in slowly working through many of the things you've mentioned, I've come to think of the process as my own personal MFA program.  John Dufresne in I...
  • This article has done more for me in the hour it took me to fully read and grasp it than any other form of motivation has in my life of writing. To come to an outlet t...
  • I like the idea of letting go of genre -- partly because my book (Fast Times in Palestine) doesn't fit neatly into any one genre, and this was a big hurdle to getting...
  • I find that writing nurtures my inner introvert, essentially forcing me to work in quiet seclusion alone with my thoughts. It is funny how self-promotion requires the exact opposite of what I spend most of my time cultivating. I enjoyed all of these tips. I will be bookmarking this one.
  • Why would you want a cover for what is essentially a short story? $1000 is highway robbery.  I think it can be done for less on Smashwords.
  • I know many others who, like myself, have a love/hate of Amazon, but essentially my view of Amazon is a business-only point of view, and I would encourage everyone to...
  • Thank you all for the great feedback, and I'm happy if it helps clarify the Amazon conundrum. @Olga, you strike on another point I make to people about Amazon. While a...
  • Deedra and Ellen, I'm in the same boat. I really need to market a book that's out. I also really need to do final edits and start shopping around one that's essentiall...
  • Brava, JoAnn Smith Ainsworth! That is truly encouraging. I had been a "closet writer" before retiring, but had only published a few short stories. Since retirement, I'...