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  • Great post Maria! Kristen... I'm trying to work the 'all of the above' category too! Olga, I actually found a list of book clubs in Canada and have sent notes to 30 al...
  • I love it!  I love my "Ladies of Piemonte" in my book I'm writing, my weekly column is a hoot and my blogs are well-received.  I find it a very important part of being...
  • You may have a real point there. Shielding the flame as it sparks requires a whole different approach. And yet. . . I think sometimes what matters most is two-fold: ho...
  • Thanks for your fascinating comments, everyone, and for entering for a chance to win The Literary Ladies' Guide to the Writing Life. The randomly selected recipient ha...
  • Hm. You've made me think, Emily. I wanted to tell you that periods of enforced non-writing, like when we start a new, demanding job, or have a new baby or a child who...
  • I'm a firm believer in Blogging, and if it takes selling books to make believers of doubters, here's the proof I offer. My first book came out in December 2007. I did...
  • First of all, congratulations for reaching this stage! I am still at the start of it, so I can only dream about what it will feel like to say "It is ready". I really liked what you said about the characters waking you up at night - I'm glad to know I'm not the only one, and that I'm not crazy! :)
  • Deedra and Ellen, I'm in the same boat. I really need to market a book that's out. I also really need to do final edits and start shopping around one that's essentiall...
  • Marilyn, I think we start within especially since we are buying more books. What stops us from reviewing women and having an impact ourselves?
  • 1. Tami, 'when I see an empty page I usually spend some time in freewriting, you know the automatic writing without stopping for 5 or 10 minutes, no thought to grammar...