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  • Started by Jenny Steffan
    Do you want to make the process of shopping easier for you?...their behavior with bank good.  Most accepted mode Yes, without any doubt, a credit card is the most accepted mode on any online website. If you...
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  • Started by Jenny Steffan
    Do you want to make the process of shopping easier for you?...their behavior with bank good.  Most accepted mode Yes, without any doubt, a credit card is the most accepted mode on any online website. If you...
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  • Started by Susanne Dunlap
    Last reply by Amy Reynolds
    I thought I might as well tackle the major things. I believe that point of view and voice encompass almost all the choices novelists have to make when starting to writ...
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  • My name is Suzanne Kamata. My daughter, who is the inspiration for much of my work, has cerebral palsy and is deaf. I have written various essays about mothering her,...
  • “In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” ~ Ele...
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  • Excellent, Jennifer, a heartfelt and chilling introduction. Finishing a memoir is a big accomplishment. You should be proud. I think it's hard to write because of the pain we dredge up while writing it. You have to write beyond that pain or you'd never get it on paper -- ultimately, in a book.
  • I use a transcriptionist, Lynn, for interviews where I want every word on paper, as opposed to pulling a small section or two. It is perhaps my greatest professional l...
  • My generic target is 2k per day, but I've been averaging about 2300.  Yesterday, I wrote only 1771, so I'd like to write about 2900 words to maintain my average and make up yesterday's gap.
  • If I haven't learned anything else, I've learned that anything worth having, is worth working hard for.  I'm almost 40, that's one of the few things I know.  Writing i...
  • Yes, Nora... if you come across one, I would love to hear of it.  I am of the school of thought that 'proper punctuation', while it has its place, must be less rigid i...