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  • @Penny:I understand your point, but I could no more stop running that I could stop wri...I need both to survive, and running marathons keeps me in perpetual "training" mode, that way I don't fall off th...
  • 2009 was probably the first year I treated my writing as a job. I got up, worked out, showered, and then lugged my laptop and research to one of several restaurants am...
  • I'm impressed with the thorough writing post here. I'm a sister with bipolar and I'm glad that you have taken the time to write such an eloquent, progressive, and heartfelt piece. Thanks.
  • Kimberly: Thanks for this great blog. It gives all of us a wealth of points to consider as we move into this next season. Lately, I've been working with a mantra that...
  • Hi Susie-- I had to sit down a few weeks ago and write out a daily schedule to ensure I was maintaining a proper balance of social media and, hey, how about a little a...
  • Well, let's see. I already listed some of the novels and short stories that affected me in your previous blog, so let me add one non-fiction entry I recently read: Pha...
  • Hi BK and all - A terrific post! A YA writer I know had a cover whitewashed recently, and her elegant response kicked off a great conversation about whitewashing and...
  • 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...
  • Enjoyed this post.  Must also recommend Fun Home by Alison Bechdel as a wonderful graphic novel.  It's about a woman coming to terms with her own homosexuality while r...
  • Just checking out your blog again today and in rereading I was struck by the number of...lastic, Inc. and others, O’Reilly was well aware of the perilous health of the modern publishing industry. “I spe...