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  • Surviving toddlerdom. Does anyone else feel like they're going into a war zone sometimes? They need to sell protective gear for Moms. YOU ARE SO LITTLE, HOW ARE YOU SO STRONG????http://5cities6women.com/2012/12/18/this-is-toddlerdom/
  • Hmmm!  This sounds like a really fun book. Also, the query letter is well written, although it breaks a couple of rules. Most obviously, the bio graf should really be...
  • Thanks. Yes, it does help. I'm one of those over-protective parents, though I've stopped feeling too too guilty about it. Both my kids, despite having very different personalities, managed to completely disregard all my fears. 
  • Thank you guys so much for replying! The character of Sadie is a medium, who does private readings for obnoxious, wealthy clients. She also has an amusing cadre of 're...
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    I was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of two. Epilepsy is a seizure disorder. I had one of two types of seizures known at the time. The first one was known as grand...
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  • Hi Allyson! My name is Kim. I haven't been posting on here recently. I understand you being protective of your work. We all are, I think. I usually share with one or t...
  • I'm more protective of my fiction too. As Marianne said, fiction is just so personal. I have two people I share with, both very talented writer friends (Bex & Dian...
  • Thank you, Lauren and Hanne, for your thoughts...you've both hit on some important points. Along those lines, I'm sharing, below, a paragraph from the intro of my boo...
  • I think this is an excellent topic...and I don't find myself having an easy yes/no answer. I think as my daughter grows towards adolescence, my desire to shield and gu...
  • Hi Neely, Thanks for writing about your experiences so honestly. I've never had to face any trauma per se. I live a protected life (knock on wood). I am really sorry a...