Rachel’s Comments (group member since Dec 10, 2020)

Rachel’s comments from the Gathering Of Dedicated Scribblers group.

Wish me luck! I’m going to start on my masters. I’m planning to start in the spring. I will get my Masters in Library Science. No, I won’t quit my day job. I will still teach.

Thank you! That is a huge undertaking.

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I don’t know if this true, but I found it interesting. I used this short story when I taught 8th grade Humanities.

Again, thanks. Sorry it took a while to respond. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to share something. After discussing it with my family I decided to let everyone know.

Some may know I have MS. It is hard and I have good days and bad days. No big deal.

The real news that is the hardest. I have early onset dementia. It affects my vocabulary and so many other things. I watched my dad die from it and it is heartbreaking. I struggle with remembering words, and how to spell them and the thought process.

I’m not just dingy or dumb. I use to have a much larger vocabulary.

One of the reasons I started writing again is to make my brain work and try to slow the process down. There isn’t anything that can be done. There are trial studies with gene therapy but i don’t know if I want to risk loosing the few brain cells I have left.

Sooo thank you for listening and being patient with me.
Please no pity. I just hate being thought of as dumb.

Andre- yes I just finished looking at your suggestions. Sorry it took me a bit. I have been overwhelmed with BOY (Beginning of the year) testing with my students. My room has been a revolving door for COVID.

You made great suggestions. I forgot that my nemesis is verb tenses. I realized that I am a bit rusty-actually decrepit in my writing. I should never have stopped. I learned a lot with your notes.

Thanks for explaining about Amazon, Thomas.

I hope you have a great weekend.

What is KDP?

That is exciting news for you!

Google docs. Originally in word then I changed it to google docs so I could access it anywhere.

Thank you both. I do have quite a few typos. I never took typing in high school. Sorry. I will be happy to return the favor

Would love the info! Thanks

I have an outline of the 2nd book started but not much else. Added 3 more recipes for my food blog. Hopefully, it will be rolling out in November and I’ll have at least 3 chapters written in the new one. Still tweaking the old one. Need to find a reliable beta reader

I’m starting back to teaching this week. Very excited about incorporating a new writing curriculum for my students. Also, I am starting a food blog. Maybe I’m a tad ADHD. Working on the old book, starting a cooking blog, starting a new school year and writing an outline for the 2nd book. Maybe I have squirrel DNA in me.

That’s must have been fun!

That looks very interesting. Thanks for sharing

Sadly no. I lost steam. I had some great thoughts about improving my book during the night while sleeping but then woke up and couldn’t remember all the details. Lol

Please share. I have not had any experience with self publishing. I would like to have as much information as possible. Thank you.

I have a friend who said she will
Help me edit it and give me feedback on the flow. Then I will have to research me see how to get it out there. Idk. Any thoughts?

All right friends. I am finished! I did it. My book is completed. I have one friend who is willing to edit
It for me and a second who will give me some feedback. Yeah! What a relief.

Since this has been posted I have received 2 “beta readers”. Unsolicited. Hmmmm. Very fishy.

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here is another one. Please review