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  • I'm working on this issue right now. I love doing dialogue but far too easy to fall into trap of having everyone sound like "mini-mes." If you have any specific suggestions, would love to hear them. I'm working on doing a dialogue page for my characters and listing certain pet phrases for each one.
  • Just a note to anyone interested in more specific answers or technical questions, feel free to post them here!
  • good tips for the job seeker, Ruth. it's fun to google oneself just to see who's picking up one's name. on mine, some of the sites i've never even heard of, which in itself is interesting how they got my name.
  • Thanks everyone for the kind comments. It means a lot. You can always send me a note here on SheWrites with any additional thoughts or specific ideas. The support is much appreciated.
  • Agreed. Foreign correspondents do receive hostile environment training, but not specific training about how to prevent sexual assault and what to do if it happens. Wha...
  • I read a post from a writer's blog yesterday who was totally frustrated with managing her social media obligations - though she didn't refer to them this way. She had...
  • Grace, that's a great idea, but how do you find the proper blog directories?  I try to find writer's sites, or others with chronic illness, and sometimes I see badges from other sites on their pages.  Is that what you mean?
  • "Or perhaps a better question is -- what kind of truth matters most in our writing?  Is it more important to be able to describe, in exact detail, the physical pain sp...
  • Julie - your post led me to wonder how many people choose "safe" careers over what really calls to them. I certainly did, and some time back, it led me to create somet...
  • It’s overwhelming, to say the least, especially for those of us starting out in the writing business. I recently came to terms with the fact that I cannot do it all. N...