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  • In reference to your remark: "To write memoir with conviction, you must at least be certain of your own truth." I must disagree. I have been writing memoir for many ye...
  • Nora, my teacher Carol Lee Lorenzo has shown me extensive cuts to make in problem chapters, and you're exactly right about how "light" it makes me feel to do it. The text reads so well and without loss, in fact, with gain. Less really is better!
  • I like the strong title -- one of the things I learned working on the abuse hotline is that our pain is our pain, we needn't compare to someone else's bigger badder pa...
  • What an amazing and extensive list! I'm printing this out. Thanks for sharing, Brooke!
  • Dear Sarah...thanks so much for your piece! It sent me to the WSJ article which blew my mind. I'm so engrossed in writing these novels, am not in tune with the marketp...
  • I could not agree more!! I read my entire novel out loud -- after extensive editing -- and discovered so many things that needed tweaking, changing, or reworking that...
  • Tayari, I have to agree with you. And say that NaNoWriMo is part of the reason that my novel is NOT yet finished. I had started my novel Willa in 2005... then after a...
  • This is great! Thanks for posing this, Maria. It's so important to be able to answer “What's your book about?” masterfully. I recently read this post, which also shine...
  • I cant wait to read this. I suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome and possibly fybromyalgia. I absoultey love reading about how others like me survive day to day
  • Thanks for this! I'm putting together my tour in a 4-state area, not as extensive as yours, but I too am trying to get a handle on responding succinctly to “what’s your book about?”  Best of luck on your journeys.