Thank you for sharing, Sara ❤️

Thank you for sharing, Shirley. 🌸

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I’m sorry that was your experience with a writing group. It can take a few tries to find the right people and format. I’ve tried a few over the years. The people were lovely, but the formats didn’t fit my writing needs. My current one fits my needs for accountability and support. Keep trying!

Momentum is awesome. Cheering you on!

Thank you for sharing, Ronna.

🙌 I try hard to make it useful!

That’s nice of you ❤️😀

That’s nice of you. 📗⭐️

Thank you for sharing and for your kind praise, Teresa. 🥰

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You bring great context, Harold. Thank you.

You can come back to MG when the time feels right for you. 🌻👍

I’m sorry this happened. Wishing you success placing it elsewhere quickly.

The article about 1st quarter 2026 covers the hard stuff, but this is in it, too.

When you over-explain in your novel, you risk bogging down scenes, slowing the pacing of the whole story, and even losing readers altogether. But sometimes you need to explain things! Here's how to find a balance when you are writing your manuscript.

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So you know: Agent strategies for dealing with slow editor response times.

Will publishers frown if you use A.I. for grammar and spell checking?

Looking forward to Saturday's workshop!

Will using A.I. to grammar and spell check your manuscript make publishers frown? We may have an answer.

Read this and reader responses on DearEditor.com's post today: bit.ly/4s5e8sw

It's fun to share the words I look up. Did you know there's no hyphen in crisscross? I need to confirm that "aeo" part of "archaeology" every time. 🤣

Good publishing news ⭐️📚

At the San Diego County Library in Vista this month. Fun!

A quick update on chapter book trends

Might co-author someday? Here’s a thing to know.

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