A Public Outcry Usually Masks A Private

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I Find That One Of The Most Important Things, As A Writer, Is To Just Show Up - To Just Stay In The Chair And Fight Through The Difficult Patches. As Long As You're At The Desk, And You're Willing To Fight It Out, Eventually The Right Words Will Come.

During My School Visits, I Really Enjoy The Feedback I Get From Them Much More Than Anything I Might Tell Say To Them.

One Might Expect That The Families Of Murder Victims Would Be Showered With Sympathy And Support, Embraced By Their Communities. But In Reality They Are Far More Likely To Feel Isolated, Fearful, And Ashamed, Overwhelmed By Grief And Guilt, Angry At The Criminal-justice System, And Shunned By Their Old Friends.

The Fear Of Murder Has Grown So Enormous In The United States That It Leaves A Taint, Like The Mark Of Cain, On Everyone Murder Touches.