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Say it, "Suicide."

http://www.upworthy.com/2-famous-sisters-struggled-with-mental-illness-1-survived-heres-how In encourage you to watch the Upworthy video with Mariel Hemingway.  One of my favorite quotes from the video: "As a community the more we talk about it the more we address it, the more we deal with it in our everyday lives the more healing we can offer everybody... it is about reaching out and that is the message I want to give everybody, keep talking about it." I've written a novel where one of my main characters deals with depression and suicide.  It's a weighty issue that needs to be brought more into the light.  There are ways to connect, ways to help bring this subject to the forefront. I met an author recently who really speaks to the heart of mental illness and is great at creating a community of similar people around this topic and more: Check out on twitter:   @ JulieBipolar or at JulieFast.com Her Blog:     BipolarHappens.com/bhblog Also, "Out of th

Go Time.

Go time.   I've written my entire life:  journals (aka diary), essays (aka college assignments), poetry, novella's, Nano-Wrimo... I've edited, revised and polished... then done it again.  I've taken college courses to the point where I've debated a second master's degree, I've attended hours of meetings with Willamette Writer's, PDX Writer's, Portland Women's Writers... I've saturated my life as much as I can to achieve those 10,000 hours.   I've written stories upon stories upon stories... only two complete novels and I love them both and I'm ready to pitch.  (That was a run-on and I know it- but it belonged together and I like breaking rules).  The Willamette Writer's Conference is happening the first weekend in August.  I'm ready.  I'm pitching my Women's Contemporary Lit/Romance - beta readers opinion vary on where it lies - the title is "Twisted Disposition".   It’s about a teacher who creates chaos