(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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