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Rosemary Porto's avatar

Me want more!

Your story hooked me. Please keep writing it.

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Suzanne Uttaro Samuels's avatar

Thank you, Rose!

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Suzanne Uttaro Samuels's avatar

It’s been so hard to get that feeling onto the page without it becoming bitter or angry.

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Rosemary Porto's avatar

Can you convert the story to fiction and let the characters play it out?

That’s what I do and magically it helps. Just sayin’ XO

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N.J. (Nancy) Mastro's avatar

Such poignancy here. I hope you finish the essay. One day...

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Suzanne Uttaro Samuels's avatar

Thank you, Nancy. This unfinished essay reminds me that writing is about the process, the filtering and distilling of experiences, especially those experiences that are difficult or distressing.

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