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  • I am finally going public about Simon Fraser University's role in my revictimization.  I felt that here was the perfect place to start, considering the topic!  My ex-f...
  • I think the larger theme you present here is, to what extent does putting pressure on yourself help and to what extent does it hurt?  This is totally different for dif...
  • I am with a hybrid publisher, WriteLife, based in Omaha, Nebraska. WriteLife is an imprint of Boutique of Quality Books Publishing. Although I paid for editing, cover...
  • Dear Renate, I enjoyed the thoroughness of this thoughtful essay on defending Gertrude...l, who  brought us a better understanding of Stein in her book Gertrude Stein, Modernism, and the Problem of 'Gen...
  • I've made spreadsheets detailing my submission activity to a ridiculous degree, all to scrutinize reaction in the absence of feedback. This is the best advice I've seen and it came along just as I'm researching agents for the next submission! Thanks.
  • Thank you for these enlightening insights, Brooke. As an author who has dealt with a a number of traditional small publishers, then gone on to self-publish, I can tell...
  • Well, I don' t really know. So many times I have sat outside classes reading one of Smollett's books or one of the Bronte's and wondering to myself how those particula...
  • I'm going to borrow a quote from Shakespeare..."This above all --- to thine own self be true;".  If I may offer an example of how taking criticism to heart can derail...
  • @Kathleen, first, thank you for doing such awesome work.  We understand how easy it it so lose the fact that encouragment is a huge part of the equation, especially wh...
  • It's a tremendous journey. I don't know if you're ready to consider this, but have you thought of working with an editor or perhaps even a director for subsequent vid...