Your Turn! 

This week's question: When you stop working on a piece, how do you know whether to say "See ya later" or say a final goodbye?

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Last week's question, with some responses below:

From WriteByNighter Tim H.: "When does the second-guessing end? Some days I’m pumped up and ready to write, while other days I feel like I’m kidding myself to believe anyone would pay to read my book. ... Do you have any insight into these kind of ups and downs?"

WriteByNighter Barbara M. responds, "The second-guessing never ends. Instead of going to the negative, I go to the positive: 'I'm writing a book that matters and those who need to read it will do so.'"

Kevin W. says: "It really doesn't. When a piece pulls me along, I figure my inner editor knows what he's doing and I've got something. When I get bored with a piece, maybe it's time to leave it alone... maybe forever."

And Rebecca S. writes, "It can be tamed when it is confronted. ... Keep those published pieces visible, and those emails of even the briefest praise. They remind us that we are capable."

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WriteByNighter of the Week

WriteByNighter Adrienne Leslie is back with a new novel! The Last Ex-Boyfriend is now available in Kindle and paperback and tells the story of Dorothy Romano-Goodman, a recently widowed and going-broke mother who follows a business opportunity to Morocco. Stepping wayyyy out of her comfort zone, Dorothy manages, with the help of her local guide and driver, Ishmael -- along with the spirits of lost loved ones -- to shed some of the ugliness of her past and face a brighter future.

Adrienne wrote much of The Last Ex-Boyfriend in coaching and then engaged our editorial team for a proofread. And who is that, quoted on the back cover as labeling the book "lovely"? As the kids say: It me.

WBN Coaches' Corner

Born and raised here in New York City, and "a little obnoxious about it," Heather Gluck is one of our newest coaches, but already she's becoming a crowd favorite.

Heather offered Tim H. "great points to improve my novel." Ani O. says, "I really loved the meeting ... Super helpful!" And Meghan E. calls Heather "such a great match!"

Visit Heather's website to learn more about her work, and check out her most recent publication, "Moths" in Palette Poetry. Heather is eager to work with you on your nonfic, poetry, or your literary, historical, experimental, or mystery fiction.

Reply to this message if you're interested in working with Heather.