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  • Sian - as someone who grew up in a home full of addiction and all the dysfunction that...mpanies it, I get that instinctive urge to label your feelings as "whiny brat" mode, but I think your points are...
  • I’ve just read all the comments here with my hands shaking and my stomach churning the...held about my mother and my own origins since childhood. Hmm, yup, whiny brat mode achieved… but seriously, I th...
  • Got a lovely letter from an agent who praised my writing, and while she wasn't a good fit for this work, she closed with "I'm confident you will find someone who is."...
  • This is a timely post. Congratulations on your novel and I will certainly look forward to reading it. Mine comes out next month and I have had good reviews, and two ne...
  • I think family and friends are the best first supporters anyone, regardless what you do with your life, can have. Unfortunately if you are someone like me who is alone...
  • Maria, you're a wise woman! While I do read the reviews I get for my mystery novel, Mixed Messages, (so far they've been good; thank you God!), I realize that not ever...
  • I believe when you put yourself out there, you'd better be ready for any and all kind of reactions. It's like putting on your "thick skin" for awhile while you read re...
  • Bravo, Kamy. You hit the mark about the whole thing, but the negative writing worries pop into my head to the point where some of my blogs sit in my computer. Not enou...
  • I LOVE this post, Emily!  And I second Ms. Kelli McCracken's reply.  I waited so long to join Facebook because something about it felt toxic.  But because that is the...
  • Cathy Voisard commented on her article The Stepford Wife
    Thanks for the kind words. I never thought it might affect publication.....it would seem that if I ever wanted to turn it into a book, I could...would it matter that it had been previously published on the internet? You bring up an interesting point! Cathy