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Surviving Sue: An inspirational survivor's story about a daughter and her life with a mother who was riddled with alcoholism, Alzheimer's, anxiety, depression, and Munchausen's.
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Resisting the Urge to Write?
I had conversations with three talented authors recently and they all said the same thing in their own unique, evocative way.
Writers need to resist the urge to write.Yup. You heard me. That’s me paraphrasing, but the message was the same, three times over:
Exercise patience and don’t start writing until you’ve wrapped your arms around the subject matter.I did a modicum of research for my ‘work-in-p
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Lauren Scott's beautiful new book, "King Copper - Our Dog's Life in Poetry" stole my heart. Sadly, one of the common denominators in life is loss. When those I care about - friends, family, clients, former students - reach out and share their grief ab ...more |
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Deborah Brasket’s “When Things Go Missing” is a must-read, a beautifully crafted story about the kaleidoscopic facets within families. As paradoxical as it sounds, Brasket reveals a truth often overlooked about life and relationships. No matter how mu ...more |
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Surviving Sue: An inspirational survivor's story about a daughter and her life with a mother who was riddled with alcoholism, Alzheimer's, anxiety, depression, and Munchausen's.
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Dave Williams's review
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Surviving Sue: An inspirational survivor's story about a daughter and her life with a mother who was riddled with alcoholism, Alzheimer's, anxiety, depression, and Munchausen's.:
"This book stretches from Sue’s childhood to her death, and the bulk is through Vicki’s experiences with her mom. Sue has two sisters (Louisa and Carolyn) and one brother (Keith), and they drop in at various points in the book.
As a young adult, Sue ma" Read more of this review » |
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Pete Springer's review
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Surviving Sue: An inspirational survivor's story about a daughter and her life with a mother who was riddled with alcoholism, Alzheimer's, anxiety, depression, and Munchausen's.:
"Surviving Sue is a moving personal story by Dr. Vicki Atkinson detailing the challenges of growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic, controlling mother and navigating those sudden mood changes. I appreciated that the author wrote an hon"
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Vicki Atkinson
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D. Peach's review
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Surviving Sue: An inspirational survivor's story about a daughter and her life with a mother who was riddled with alcoholism, Alzheimer's, anxiety, depression, and Munchausen's.:
"This is a riveting memoir by Vicki Atkinson chronicling life with her mother Sue, who suffered from alcoholism, depression, Munchausen by Proxy, dementia, and Alzheimer’s. It covers the author's life from childhood through adulthood and it’s a heartb"
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