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  • Thank you for this poignant reminder. There are many reasons, I'm sure, for my lack of using the invaluable coping tools available to me (after all writing was one of...
  • Thanks so much for this piece, Christina. It really resonated with me. My second novel is about to be published this year but it's actually the first novel I wrote. I...
  • I loved your story. I have two daughters - the oldest is 10 and the youngest is 7. As I travel the winding path of motherhood, the seasons ebb and flow. There are days...
  • What a journey - I really enjoyed it. You should almost write a book about writing the book!
  • At this point in my writing ....blogging....I am enjoying every moment.  I don't think about the pressures of pounding out a writing under contract ....not yet anyway!...
  • Thanks for commenting, Shewriters!  I think the first thing a writer needs is desire to tell a particular story and you all have that so you are way ahead of most. We...
  • I just published a memoir about growing up with a progressive, terminal illness that was supposed to claim my life before the age of ten. I think what allowed me to fi...
  • Edith -- Sharing our stories with other writers is so important. When we spend many hours alone at our desks, it is tempting to think that our thoughts and problems ar...
  • Thanks for the timely reminder of why I started blogging in the first place. It's been a while since I posted anything on my blog and found that while my own writing h...
  • Thanks Alissa for sharing your message. Once again your words were shared on this site to remind others that may have been experincing a similar life shift. I too, kno...