<<Sorry if I rubbed anybody the wrong way.>>

Nope, not at all. :-)

For me, when I'm writing, it's hard to think of my writing in terms of things I should be posting on tribe...I don't have all the answers, certainly, so what gives me the right to post a thesis in a writing tribe? If I'm having trouble, I don't usually vent, because then I would have to admit I'm not superhuman, and what would that do to my plans to take over the world? *G*

On the other hand, if someone is struggling and posts a question, I usually think of six hundred things to say, and do that when I should be writing. LOL...

Mostly I was just wondering...if you have any specific questions. Didn't mean to quash you - not in the least. Welcome in, and don't worry about it. Oh, and some cross-posting is perfectly normal, I believe etiquette says to state it's a cross-post so people can ignore it if they want...

I didn't take it harshly, i've just been buried in life and other four letter words lately.

Deborah, good luck! I hear you on the priorities. I've been going gangbusters over here while I can, because I spent more than a decade working multiple shifts and being the only wage-earner in my household. I finally got to a place where I had the time, space, and presence of mind to write and am now trying to make up for lost time.

All the frustrations from my years of living like a zombie help me reach the dark places in my characters, so nothing is wasted. Keep hanging in there and keep the faith...