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If you’re in a profession that could be considered interesting to a nosy writer….say…oh, a cop. A psychologist. A teacher. A soldier. A lawyer. A counselor. A CEO. A politician. A masseuse. An editor. A therapist. Another writer. A photographer. A chef. A construction worker. A wine maker. A garment designer. A website designer. A graphic artist. A police dispathcer. An EMT. A fireman. A dog trainer. A vet. A dressmaker. A bread baker. A candlestick maker.<\/p>\n

Never… ever… ever… say these words to the nosy writer<\/p>\n

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Oh, I don’t mind. Ask away. <\/em><\/p>\n

Because trust me. We will do just that. We will ask. And ask. And think of a different way to pose the same question, to try and see it from another POV. Then we will backtrack and make sure we got the POV right. Then we may do it all over again, swapping out different scenarios to see how the response changes.<\/p>\n

This is a lesson a nice city cop learned tonight. Sadly for him, he’s a friend of my husband’s. Sadly for him, he was also polite enough or naive enough to offer me his email addy.<\/p>\n

So…if it’s 9pm and an old friend from high school shows up on your door step (the hubby’s idea, mind you, not mine) and the old friend is married to a writer…a fact you’re aware of…it might be best to plead exhaustion and to come back another time.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\ude09 Not that I did this to anybody recently. Oh, no.<\/p>\n

update on Unleash Your Story<\/em><\/p>\n


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Unleash Your Story<\/em>– a fundraiser to help raise money for Cystic Fibrosis. I’m writing to raise money…and you can sponsor me. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

You can read about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nOnly about 4k left to go…think I need to bump up my word count goal.<\/p>\n

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