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You can definitely get published! Try regional markets or parenting pubs before you pitch that million dollar screenplay. A cool editor asked me these questions. 1. Why approach a parenting publication?  I HAVE A HEART FOR CHILDREN AND A PASSION FOR HELPING FAMILIES AND WANT TO BRING QUALITY CONTENT TO THIS MARKET. IF I'M BRUTALLY HONEST, I HAVE TO ADMIT A WEAKNESS FOR MAGAZINES! I'VE ALWAYS...

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Just notice.Sage advice dating back to my counselor training days. Just notice doesn't sound heavy. But it is.What is REALLY being said in the conversation? What is left out? Why is your stomach upset when you do that? Why is your energy zapped around her? Did you see the way the robin just chased the butterfly around that Maple?Noticing may come naturally for you. It can annoy others....

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Whenever a paycheck with my name on it arrives in the mail, I wave it in the faces of my sons, who are now 14 and 18. Sometimes I smack the 14-year-old J. over the head with the envelope because of all the members of the family, he is the most unsupportive of my freelance writing career. He is famous for asking me, "Oh, is it another imaginary check?" It seems...

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Artist Aaron Romo's depiction of one of my sons or teen Jesus (hard to distinguish). Few things bring more joy (when you're me) than refreshingly clean crisp rooms. Getting high on Windex is in my nature. I grew up with neatnick parents who did all the housework while I dreamed, read, or played an instrument. I got lucky and got someone to marry me who speaks the same language of...

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