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  • Thank you, Helen. I long to exit from reception/anxiety mode--and am trying to concentrate on kind words from friends... It's definitely a mug's game to be so hooked to the marketplace--when the...
  • Imagine being in a room at the most ungodliest of hours.  The arctic temperature is meant keep you awake.  The endless procession of food served in styrofoam -- not to...
  • For what this might  be worth to others, here's what I just...arketing and personal appearances, the book has had modest sales by us directly in the...d our actual sales, including via Amazon, have been modest) in order to work further o...
  • This is so interesting.  I don't think American parents lack a (sometimes inflated) zeal of competition where their kids are concerned, however.  I just think it's oft...
  • @Cate - borders don't have to be a barrier. I know there are indie Canadian publishers who publish in the US and Harlequin Romances is based in Canada...despite their...
  • When we finish this discussion let's talk about the weird use of your for you're and 'alot' and text speak making it into homework and signage.  Worthy discussions all.
  •   <<Regardless, this is more about perception and how our culture values e-books, which was the point of this piece. I think it's pretty clear that the vast majo...
  • I like to read the famous rejection letters for even more famous books and writers, and remember that Harry Potter was rejected something like 35 times before J.K. Row...
  • Thanks for your response, Brooke, and for clarifying. it's very difficult to self-judg...ell our books, it's not because of discrimination; it's became of the business model. They get stuck with books t...
  • Well, as someone who  did go for an MFA at what i consider to be a much later age  than most ( late 30s),  reading this was difficult.  Because, i didn't get my MFA to...