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  • "Publishers are looking for stories that can inspire. That's just human nature and the American way. We don't mind if you were forced to bear your father's child in po...
  • Everything you say resonates, Catherine. My memoir, DYING IN DUBAI, coming out Oct 1, took eight years to write— word by word, page, by page, draft by draft. The most...
  • Lists, lists, and more lists! I guess it depends on your temperament, but I can get obsessive about ideas and plans in my head. Having it spelled out on a piece of pap...
  • As always, your blog helps bring clarity.   As I deal with the anxiety of what needs to be done to find success in publishing, this is a timely reminder to remember al...
  • I don't know why I write. Something to do with joy, love, and the pit in my stomach that gets filled with satisfaction after a day of writing is done.
  • Julie Christine Johnson commented on her article This was the day
    Yvonne, what a gift your writing is. I wish you peace and healing as you face down and work through your own Scary Things.  I wish now I had turned to writing sooner a...
  • Julie, Your words are so encouraging and true. Three other bloggers and I have been helping each other out the past couple months. I  haven't seen an increase in traff...
  • As a longtime book designer (Black Sparrow Press), editor, and small publisher (Bandan...a good idea. I'd like to see further parceling out of your services. For some modernist works, the typography an...
  • This article hit me where I live. It's a message all writers and aspiring writers need to read. Writing requires work and study. It is not easy. My satisfaction comes...
  • Hi Maria!  How inspiring!  I'm just tapping into the writer in me and have decided that if no one ever reads what I've written won't change the fact that I WROTE it!  Connecting with my writing has been a long time coming and I want to bask in the satisfaction of actually writing!