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  • 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...
  • Definition of sabbatical: any extended period of leave from one's customary work, especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc. Definition of leap: to spring through the air from one point or position to another. Savor the fresh perspective. May it be transformative!
  • Hope - your resilience knows no bounds! This blog post (though painful for you), brought as much of a smile to my face as all the rest. You tell it with the wit and the wisdom unique to you. Sign me up! The little trips I took yesterday were some of the highlights of my (extended) summer!
  • Darnell Arnoult has given to, critiqued, and inspired me as a writer more than anyone in my life. She's a beautiful writer -- novelist and poet -- whose class at the D...