We love you even if you don't want us to. ;-)

Can you search online for some job opportunities? If happy with your current company, the security of the Longview option seems like it woul dbe better.

We're so proud of you!

Like we said, we're proud to claim you as one of us.

We're glad you decided to join us!

Anyone getting that feedback would be lucky.

You're very welcome. You'd also be welcome to check out our community and see if it appeals to your writery tendencies. ;-)

Very true. Fixing grammar and punctuation is the easy part. This is the hard part.

Once you become aware of your habits, it's far easier to change them. Letting a piece rest for at least a day, if not a week or month, can make a big difference in how easily you can see your own flaws.

Good idea! Great to keep in mind when writing, not just editing.

You usually dominate ridINKulous, but you were MIA for the holidays when these were collected.

We love this story so much, we nominated you in this contest:

We nominate "Hasty Words" by @alheath. We hope Snibby and Jeffy will give it fair consideration despite Benji being a canine. @alheath is a very talented author who hasn't gotten as much attention

Thank you for sharing this emotional experience with us, both in this and in the 50 worder. Writing about emotionally intense experiences can be very difficult.

What good is having this community if we aren't there for each other?

When your goal is to send something for mainstream publication, you don't just need to please readers. You need to be able to get your work past the gatekeepers also who decide what goes into their

It's fortunate we have the community to help each other through all this stuff.

She submitted a story to a publication but hasn't heard back yet on if they will accept it or not. If not, there are many more places to send it. This post is part one of three and the other pieces continue

This is what the group is here for. Supporting each other. It's time we embraced all of what that means.

Writing is a learning process for everyone. Or at least for everyone who wants to do it well. We're glad to have you as part of our community.