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  • Wonderful essay!  I don't mind those 'on-the-spot' conversations.  Mama raised me to b...ay be completely different once I actually sell a book.  I could go into panic mode. But then... that's what the...
  • Quick comments concerning questions #3 and #4. Number 3 -...Writers. All writers need to have a mentor, a role model and an advocate. The three a...d others times we learn. Often when in the teaching mode, we learn. When in the learni...
  • I think what is also quite clear is that women who succeed professionally--especially.... "let herself go") and had no-nonsense hair.  Now that she is in pre-campaign mode, her hair is always perfectly...
  • Forgot to add one of my very favorite questions, NOT: "Have you written anything I would have heard of?"
  • Just a note to anyone interested in more specific answers or technical questions, feel free to post them here!
  • Congratulations! It's such a beautiful and strange feeling, no? RE: Signings. I have a tendency to read from my book first. This breaks the ice, and also, if you read...
  • Interesting question, I think the answer is a clear yes, but I also think it may be part of a very long term project. As your kids grow and develop, society and cultur...
  • Marisel, I am an author, also  born & raised in Humboldt Park. Your post reminded me of a piece I wrote about what my father taught me (indirectly through his deat...
  • I'd be really interested to know what anyone with experience of this thinks is the best way of going about finding a creative editor. Should we look for people in our...
  • Hi Maureen, thanks for letting us know. I just posted a comment there. I think it's important that readers here know, too, that our submissions fee includes an assessm...