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  • Since my book "Gift of a Lifetime:Finding Fulfilling Things in the Unexpected" was published two months ago, I have received many personal notes. Since the book was of...
  • Kerina, there's an MFA program out of the California College of the Arts that has a focus on cross-genre work...unusual but since they also deal with writing for films...
  • Excellent post, Evette! The mixing of genres, to me, is similar to the "mashups" that are more popular than ever -- in music, on the Web, all around us. I've been a lo...
  • Thanks for the link to the Henry Sene Yee blog. It's really interesting to follow his thought process with that cover. I've been noticing how many covers in the past f...
  • Thanks for spreading the word about this prize, Ellen.  I had heard of Bellwether and was considering entering my novel when it is completed.  It is the story of 12-ye...
  • For me blogging has had unexpected benefits like leading me into a couple hours week of paid work (from home, hooray!) and from there new skills which will help me find further work.
  • Here's one: be open to suggestions. When I was telling a friend about a YA novel idea she said "That's a screenplay!" It never crossed my mind that I could be so creat...
  • Thank you for your advice.  I simply do not have the monetary resources to self-publish and shoulder the entire marketing venture.  I see no alternative but to continue my litearary agent search except for this fantastic exposure to other women delving into a similiar search here online.  Anne
  • Everything has worked out for me, in most unexpected ways. Hard work? Of course. Worthwhile? definitely!! I often say if I had to go through the rape and torture again...
  • Thank God! I was afraid my literary taste buds had gone wonky. I love detective novels, especially those set in foreign countries, and had looked forward eagerly to re...