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  • Deborah, I cried constantly from the first time I heard the news through Obama's speec...s. But when it's people I know personally and love deeply, I kick into 'brave' mode and remain solid as a rock, a...
  • @Zetta—thank you for your wonderful and additional comments here, and the added perspective on cost. What I see with regard to cost is that self-pubbed authors are wri...
  • This is absolutely great randomness, if it is indeed. This...o lose touch with what is real is to be in survival mode - I could write a chapter aro...hat I have subconsciosly tumbled back into survival mode? I intend, I desire, I will -...
  • 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...
  • Yeeeees, thank you for sharing! You state things so clearly that I can really nod too,...t my instincts as a paid writer (which have been set to "panic and desperation mode" for a few months) have been...
  • And I for one am excited at the prospect of launching this book as an owner, rather than feeling owned. I may lose money on the deal, but who knows? If the book takes off, the world won’t just be richer for it.  I will, too. Preach, Kamy! And hey, the fun is just beginning. :)
  • i have been job hunting for the last two and a half years, and haven't had any luck wh...o my usual job-hunting rounds in the morning, but after 11 I am in full writer mode.  I haven't had the opportuni...
  • This is excellent advice, Brooke, and I will save it to send to new potential clients. I'm both a novelist and an editor, deriving most of my income from the latter. W...
  • "For the vast majority of authors, writing a book isn't about the money. It's about writing a book." so true....so true.... I am one of that majority. Good post.
  • I think it all comes down to money. What do people want to put their money behind? Women are still a niche group, a "special interest" group, therefore a financial ris...