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  • Hi Jessica, your post resonates so much with many memoirists I'm sure, and for me. I think it's powerful to find our voice and write a story that can only present our...
  • Michelle, thank you so much for reminding everyone how much work a novel is, how long it takes, and how seriously you must approach the craft to become a real writer....
  • Deborah – Thank you so much for asking. My summer has been one long reallocation of my mental and physical energies. While I may exit the office, stray into places in...
  • You make a great argument and highlight the challenges and complexities of talking such a dynamic system. It scares me to think that in the current scheme of things wh...
  • My story begins with all the stories before mine, and I am obligated to keep the tendrils of collective memory alive, extended.
  • Hi Connie, yes, being in libraries is a goal of mine. Makes writing real to me. I wanted to keep the price down on my debut novel, so I didn't go with Extended Marketing/CreateSpace. (meaning the novel won't be accessible to libraries, as I understand it) A real bummer.
  • Enemies? More like addicts. Returns started for a perfectly valid reason. Publishers extended credit to bookstores in the 1930s because the Depression threatened to de...
  • Thanks for the analysis.  I use regular KDP and have Smashwords distribution to other outlets.  While everyone's business is different, and I was an early adopter of S...
  • Good for you, Laurie, and good luck!  By the way, the deadline has just been extended through January of next year.
  • I use Evernote regularly for writing notes, more like fragments of writing ideas. I like that those 'notes' can be photos or audio but mostly I just write down a sente...