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  • 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...
  • Beautiful! So beautifully said! Thank you. As a journaling teacher for over three deca...hear our voices and words, drops us into a listening, reflective-contemplative mode wherein we are received. Rece...
  • Best American Medial Writing is a new one. The Inaugural 2009 issue was edited by Pauline Chen. I don't know who's editing 2010 but I'd like to nominate myself (!) if...
  • Hi Lisa. Well, I tend to charge by the hour for projects where I'm coming in midstream -- if you go to the Editorial Freelancers Association website, www.efa.org, they...
  • This one hit home! My first novel I wrote sort of is based on me and my friends, and even though I changed it drastically, if they were to read it, they would know it'...
  • For my Holiday Gift of Inspiration, there are 2 great-reading-and-the-best-of-helpful books I'd like to recommend for every writer - but especially for those who want...
  • Thank you for the info, Sarah. I'm struggling with my memoir because I'd like others to avoid some of life's traps that I fell into. I want enough of my story to make it personal yet generic enough that the reader can see his/herself and want to make changes.
  • (this time next year)...I am thankful for :   1) abdundant income from my creative endeavors covering my personal and business expenses comfortably 2) expanding my pub...
  • Jill, As someone who has a personal connection to this painful subject, I thank you sincerely for posting a topic that most prefer to bury, and commend you for your de...
  • Excellent advice here. I chose to write my latest book, Reflection: A Long Walk Into the World of Love, in the form of a fairy tale, to make it appeal to readers, both...