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  • Yeeeees, thank you for sharing! You state things so clearly that I can really nod too,...t my instincts as a paid writer (which have been set to "panic and desperation mode" for a few months) have been...
  • Interesting, Jamie. It seems like some kind of game or an exercise to to post a novel in 140-word segments. It would take planning and some expertise to do it, but I c...
  • Suzanne, your experience is so interesting.  Thanks for telling us about it, and for the tip of your hat to Wyatt-Mackenzie.  I hadn't heard of it, and I just looked a...
  • I read this post back in January and it really resonated with me then. I recently read a piece in Creative Nonfiction about this subject and it reminded me to look thi...
  • Kathleen-- I loved this statement you made: This was one of the best decisions I've ever made for validating what I do as a writer and editor.  I absolutely applaud an...
  • LOVE Wodehouse!!  So right about the names he came up with.  I have trouble naming characters, and I think it is timidity that is getting in the way.  The more unique...
  • After several attempts at joining a writing group and leaving it, I have finally found a circle of writers that I trust to read what I've written and to critique it in...
  • Couldn't agree more and thanks so much for being part of this community!
  • Good point, Diane. As I stated, I think beginner writers have that mental block due to fear of what others think, but for those who have been writing longer, we hit th...
  • Hello Beth, Perhaps I agree with you,a lot. Since this debate began I read several posts and thoughts on it but none as humble as yours and must I also say,yours is th...