Comments on: A Mile Plus One http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/11/18/a-mile-plus-one/ Ten Authors. Five Genres. One Blog. Because the only thing scarier than a loaded gun pointed at your head....is writing about it. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Debra Webb http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/11/18/a-mile-plus-one/#comment-237167 Debra Webb Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:15:14 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=3423#comment-237167 Deborah, I don't do nearly as much as I want to do! I plan to volunteer more in 2010--that's one of my goals. RWA has been of great benefit to me as has ITW. I think the part that has helped me the most is meeting the editors and agents and hearing straight from the horse's mouth what publishing houses are looking for, etc. Deborah, I don’t do nearly as much as I want to do! I plan to volunteer more in 2010–that’s one of my goals. RWA has been of great benefit to me as has ITW. I think the part that has helped me the most is meeting the editors and agents and hearing straight from the horse’s mouth what publishing houses are looking for, etc.

]]> By: Terry Odell http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/11/18/a-mile-plus-one/#comment-237159 Terry Odell Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:36:49 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=3423#comment-237159 Actually, I felt sorrier for them than for me -- I was a staunch advocate of giving a child 3 years as the 'baby'. Three minutes wasn't quite the same. A spouse who can change diapers in his sleep is a Godsend (and we're talking pre-disposable days.) Actually, I felt sorrier for them than for me — I was a staunch advocate of giving a child 3 years as the ‘baby’. Three minutes wasn’t quite the same. A spouse who can change diapers in his sleep is a Godsend (and we’re talking pre-disposable days.)

]]> By: Deborah LeBlanc http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/11/18/a-mile-plus-one/#comment-237158 Deborah LeBlanc Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:25:56 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=3423#comment-237158 Go for it, Holly! Believe me, almost everyone in whatever group you decude ti join had cold feet at one time or another. They just might surprise you. :smile: Go for it, Holly! Believe me, almost everyone in whatever group you decude ti join had cold feet at one time or another. They just might surprise you. :smile:

]]> By: Deborah LeBlanc http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/11/18/a-mile-plus-one/#comment-237157 Deborah LeBlanc Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:24:41 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=3423#comment-237157 Mother of twins?! I think that deserves more than a support group, Terry. Like maybe sainthood! Mother of twins?! I think that deserves more than a support group, Terry. Like maybe sainthood!

]]> By: HollyD http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/11/18/a-mile-plus-one/#comment-237156 HollyD Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:55:52 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=3423#comment-237156 I haven't had the guts to join one yet. One of my goals for next year is to join RWA and the local chapter that isn't too local. I haven’t had the guts to join one yet. One of my goals for next year is to join RWA and the local chapter that isn’t too local.

]]> By: Terry Odell http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/11/18/a-mile-plus-one/#comment-237154 Terry Odell Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:01:12 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=3423#comment-237154 I'm in RWA and MWA (and their local chapters). Although the information sharing is phenomenal, I think it's the sense of belonging, of knowing you're not crazy that is the most beneficial. When my twins were born, a nurse gave me the phone number (no Internet or home computers then) of the Mother of Twins Club. When I walked into my first meeting and saw a room full of women, the feeling that I wasn't alone was overwhelming. They all knew what I was going through, and I felt normal for the first time in months. I’m in RWA and MWA (and their local chapters). Although the information sharing is phenomenal, I think it’s the sense of belonging, of knowing you’re not crazy that is the most beneficial.

When my twins were born, a nurse gave me the phone number (no Internet or home computers then) of the Mother of Twins Club. When I walked into my first meeting and saw a room full of women, the feeling that I wasn’t alone was overwhelming. They all knew what I was going through, and I felt normal for the first time in months.

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