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  • I forgot to add... Every book that I’ve written has been hard to write. Though writing is my life and, in a way, like breathing, I have a love & hate relationship...
  • I've been fortunate to receive mostly glowing and appreciative reviews.  That's nice, of course.  But I have a general policy about negative criticism; first I look at...
  • Hang in there! She wouldn't have asked to see more if there wasn't something there that she found intriguing, and that's more than can be said for thousands of other w...
  • Yes, Fran, the fear that comes with artistic success can be overwhelming and quite uncomfortable. I think when I achieve creatively and feel fear in that creative succ...
  • Jean, thanks for sharing this moment with us. I imagine myself someday doing as you have - laughing and crying for finally reaching a life-long dream; for the affirmat...
  • Andrea Miles commented on lara vapnyar's article Bad.
    Ugh! What a rotten review! My first book will be out in the fall and I'm already imagining all sorts of awful reviews. (I suppose I have self-esteen issues, lol.)  I d...
  • <<But try to see if you can give as much weight to your supporters as you do to your detractors, gaining enough strength and confidence from those virtual high-f...
  • Dear Joyce\Chng This is such an important question. I know that it is possible to write about someone's culture other than your own. I think that the commentators of y...
  • This sounds simply lovely. What a great way to reflect on a positive note instead of the all to custom negative of the year past.
  • You are welcome. Don't apologize for what you are feeling. I'm about to turn forty next year so I understand about not capturing the brass ring and losing hope. I did...