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  • I find myself reminding myself to be okay w/that particular truth often -- sometimes several times a day. When I'm doing well, it might be only several times a week. In the meantime, I certainly enjoy your musings on it. I'll keep an eye out for you as a friend w/the same affliction ;)
  • Looking forward to reading Beautiful Affliction! 
  • Lene, I'm so glad your dad is opening up. Made me smile. My grandpa's version of opening up was to nod or a brief comment about the weather or fishing. Julie Metz did a terrific job with your cover of Beautiful Affliction.
  • Great guidelines, Brooke! Thank you. Just have to add my two cents too in the discussion about Lene's cover for Beautiful Affliction. I absolutely love that cover, lov...
  • A friend got a positive rejection to a piece of her work with a note that said, "This isn't a good fit but we do like you writing and would consider another piece of w...
  • This beautiful story of how you were healed of a terrible affliction and discovered a deep appreciation for the beauty of life is inspiring. It also shows how it's often wise to ignore the advice of the "masters" and think for ourselves as you did when you realized you must write from your heart.
  • Deborah, I enjoyed reading your essay and can't add anything to the insights offered earlier. I like the idea of Friday critiques but have one reservation: unless the...
  • Whether a person is married, and how they have or have not maintained the state of their marriage provide important indicators of one's ability to hold dear and value...
  • I am all for expanding the definition here (I'm working on a residency application right now). So I'm with you most of the way here, Anna. Just not so sure about posts...
  • Oi! I dislike rules. Some of them are just asking to be broken! What if the dream does a great job of introducing the character? What if the dream is used as the hook?...