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  • I wrote on this subject last summer (June 2010) in an article titled, "The Benefits of Being a Bonehead, Or: Persistence Really Does Pay!" which was published online i...
  • Started by Jenny Steffan
    In the quest for personal growth and self-improvement, we often seek inspiration from various sources. Unexpectedly, one of the most enduring symbols of strength and r...
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  • Thanks, Dera.  A few months ago, I got a notion that I might like to be an English professor, so investigated what went into that. It was a shock to learn how dire the...
  • Hell yes... this is so much better.   It is intense and dramatic and gives the reader the impression that the whole memoir with be written in a touchy frank manner.  Such an improvement. Good work.
  • Started by Serra Zander
    This one is a little more challenging, I'm sure I did this all wrong if it were a real query letter. Still, it got me thinking about how to present my novel in a short...
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  • Thanks Ellen and Satia.   I feel better today, I asked two other editors about it too. I kind of put all their comments together, and looked at the areas they all ment...
  • Started by Chelise Stroud
      Let's face it.  One of the intimidating prospects of having someone read your new and/or unpublished writing is having to hear the say in some form or another that...
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  • Started by Beatrice Watson
    Ongoing of the journey we all are facing in reaching that finishing line. I wanted to be at that place, but a rejection letter recently let me know there was more w...
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  • I know how your feel.  Although it can be difficult not to take the negativity personally, I keep in mind that everyone is different.  If I could write a book that eve...
  • Then, find at least one thing the writer did well (or reasonably well, or maybe even just close to reasonably well), and tell them why you liked it, and why it worked....