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Interview Friday: The Objective

I was thinking today, while out shopping for food, it would be great to have other writing moms and dads share their insights on writing while raising a family. Besides, coming up with new blog ideas weekly and daily is a challenge, so why not share the fun with others. So here is the deal starting next week. I would like to interview fellow writers who have children in the house or did have children in the house while working on a writing project/career. You can either be interviewed by me or do a guest blog about a time when getting an assignment down was a challenge because of your children. I am very open to any suggestions about posts by you here on Fridays. I will only do one person a week so first come first serve. If you are interested in being interviewed or doing a guest, blog post contact me at storiesforchildren@vsgrenier.com. I am really looking forward to getting to know you all better and hear how you have made raising a family and writing work in your life.

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  1. As a harried blood courier, I know all too well how hard it is to live, work, blog, and then try to write your novel. Roland

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  2. Congratulations Virginia...on being one of America's Super Moms! I single parented three children, was a nurse-practioner and worked on a novel. And the time just flew! So now I'm a grandmom. My grown kids tell me they learned how to survive being tired and cranky, learned how to laugh, love, get up and do it all over again the next day.

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  3. Sounds like a great idea, Virginia. We definitely have to learn how to juggle when we have families.

    Cheryl

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  4. I think this is a neat idea. I look forward to seeing how other people handle families and writing careers.

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