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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...
  • Hi Gretchen, Thank you for your insights on ways to handle criticism. I just finished turning in my final draft of my first book, "Now I See the Moon: a mother, a son...
  • I am very sorry you had to go through this. I remember how I felt when I had my miscarriage. I had been taking pills and doing birth control things for five years and...
  • Suzi, the wonderful thing about flash is that you can go deep fast. Great as an art form and a writing discipline. Glad you are finding your spot. From the piece you posted after reading the 20 Minutes a Day blog post, I'd say you are a natural!
  • I absolutely love it when someone asks me about my book. I find it so easy to speak about it that this is so foreign and I'm very sorry to hear that people struggle wi...
  • I'm struggling a lot with this, this summer. My first reaction when I read about the professor "quitting" was—good for him. This is a thankless world in many ways and...
  • Well, while that certainly looks like a fun bunch of guys, I'm not applying for a membership card to that club anytime soon. "The Best American (fill in the blank)" is...
  • It's just another kind of challenge to me. But I do respond well to deadliines. I write for my job and have to face deadlines so it's natural to me. I'm enjoying it. For sure this novel draft will need work in Dec and subsequent months, but they all do. (and anyhow I like cabbage !!)
  • Elizabeth Yon commented on Jane Flowers's article Chapter 2
    Hi Jane, I was eager to read your 2nd chapter after sampling the first one.  First, Anna is an interesting character. Second, coming to the USA from Norway with a degr...
  • Falling in love isn't something you choose - it chooses you. Your brain chemistry commandeers your body and propels it in a direction you may or may not want. There is...