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  • I love reading, unless I'm too tired to keep my eyes open - and then it's a toss up between reading and sleep.  I think it's the ability to use your imagination and pu...
  • I both agree with the need to find one's true voice(s), depending on what type of writing we set out to do, and the need to keep a hand on the pulse of our everyday li...
  • I will always prefer the paperback! I have nothing against e-readers and I know they offer convenience. I even have a Kindle, but there is something more personal abou...
  • I think it comes down to what serves the story...what the character notices (or doesn't notice) about herself and others says something about her. So I don't have a pr...
  • Thanks for this post, Maria. And I always assumed reviewers preferred a print copy so I never thought to offer options. Thank you!
  • Doesn't sound too off the wall to me, Penny -- no more so than romping with yaks to relax before a photo shoot. I suspect role playing would work well for some people,...
  • Thank you for the list--as a literacy teacher working with 6-7-8 I am always seeking the right connect for my students--who are predominantly people of color, and are...
  • Hi Olga, I appreciate your comments. I did read your blog post and I disagree with it-...that determine who gets published? The same people who are afraid to use black models on books in fear of losing...
  • A shout out to the She Writes Team -- colleagues I am HONORED to work with: Kamy Wicoff, BK Loren, Kate Hanselman, Gala Delmont Benatar, Wilson Sherwin, Lea Beresford,...
  • Thanks, this is helpful. I started tweeting in the spring because I needed to "build a platform," but now I really love it. I've met tweeps whose perspectives I find i...