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Not My Cup of Tea

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Original Question: While I have to sort of laugh at myself for starting the advice question with “I have a friend” but: I have a friend who is a fellow author. She asked me to read a work in progress ages ago and asked for constructive criticism. I gave her my thoughts. She recently self published the work and asked for reviews. I asked her if she had changed anything from last time. She said yes but from what I can see from my former notes as well as comparing the two files, there weren’t any changes. I had loads

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Two Different Beasts

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Original Question: I’ve been going back and forth about what to do with a book on suicide I’ve drafted over the past few months. It currently sits around 200 pages and includes everything from sex, abuse, and personal stories in between. I want to copyright it and provide it freely because there is such a huge industry revolving around life coaching and people who exploit those who are vulnerable. I also implicitly state that I’m also hoping to create an audience for my writing. At the same time, I’m concerned I too will draw the wrong attention and it may

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Writing Communities are All About the “V” Word

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(My original post was on The Fabulous Fictionistas website.) Which “V” word? You ask. Vampires? No, but you may stumble over a few in the dark on the way to kitchen for more snacks. Vagina? Pfft. Even if we Fictionistas are taking one each on our writing journey and at times listening to it’s gut feeling instead of our tummies. Victims? Sort of. Maybe. You’ll find many and we writers love to rack up the kill quotient and decimate the hearts of our readers for our own sick pleasure. The “V” word I’m getting to is “VALIDATION”. Boring after realizing

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20 Facts about Author S.J. Cairns

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I was tagged by @SpartaGus to reveal 20 facts about myself. You can find his here. When I was 13 I wanted to be an actress/model/singer, because you can’t choose just one. Duh! I hate hashbrowns. Potatoes in any other form is acceptable. Hashbrowns? May as well be cigarette ash. It’s possible I have an unhealthy obsession with journals.   4. My first kiss was at 15 on a high school production balcony, Spiderman style, while I was unknowingly high on shrooms (Friend of a friend dosed our pizza). Pretty sure the guy doesn’t even know. 5. In college I

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