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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...
  • 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...
  • Maybe I'm a little boring but, I actually try new things at the gym.  I have tried the TRX system, Yoga, Spin Class, Free weights, Karate, circuit machines, treadmill,...
  • Amen, sistuh!  What propelled me to start my book were the doldrums after running for office and getting my a** kicked.  There is nothing in the marketing world like r...
  • You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas. ~Shirley Chisholm Alicia, My surprise com...