tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post2891210546649840704..comments2023-10-15T03:16:44.927-06:00Comments on Suspense Novelist: Cracking the Major Magazine NutPeg Brantleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-30917797170312260852008-02-18T16:07:00.000-07:002008-02-18T16:07:00.000-07:00Susan, (btw, my two bestest crit partners share yo...Susan, (btw, my two bestest crit partners share your first two names), consider this: you cannot possibly be the only 25-year old person who has lost their spouse, even though, at the time, it probably felt like you were. What would have happened had you been able to read about someone else in that position? Someone who shared their experience in a way no one else could?<BR/><BR/>Today, if you feel the emotions you experienced, the lessons you learned, the take-away you were left with (and may even still be experiencing), may help someone else, I would call you an expert. Because it's YOUR story. Not mine. Not even someone who is recognized as a grief counselor.<BR/><BR/>And losing a spouse is significant at any age. Trust me. It hasn't happened to me, but I know if it does, I'll be looking for any port in the storm. <BR/><BR/>Could it be yours?Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-6336219860060854762008-02-16T00:17:00.000-07:002008-02-16T00:17:00.000-07:00Thanks for the great tips :) On a side note, I kn...Thanks for the great tips :) <BR/><BR/>On a side note, I know people who say you need to be an "expert" to write on a certain topic, but I struggle with the idea of calling myself an "expert" in anything. I tend to be a jack of many trades. God has brought me through many life changing experiences. For example, I don't feel qualified to call myself an expert on grief even though my first husband died when I was twenty-five. Any thoughts? <BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm not cut out for magazine writing, but I know all writing ties in together. It all started many years ago when I had a desire to write for children... <BR/><BR/>Good food for thought. Thanks again.Susan Skitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871921369901815459noreply@blogger.com