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Gaby's avatar

LOVE this. This is so informative and insightful, congrats on the publication! Running to read it now 🏃‍♀️

Julie Laufer's avatar

Thank you thank you!

I feel like I just stumbled upon this world, and I am sure career authors and editors will read this and be like "duh" or even "hmm that's not quite right," but I wanted to share my experience to hopefully take away some of the mystery around this world!

Gaby's avatar

I'm definitely not one of those career authors or editors and always wondered about this (as someone who hopes to tip toe into this space!!). So thanks for sharing even though it seemed like a "duh" topic. Just finished reading and I LOVED it. Good work!

Violet Carol's avatar

Go Julie! I love this - and big congrats to you. You're doing the thing! ❤️

Julie Laufer's avatar

Thank you thank you!

Paul D'Arcy's avatar

Congratulations! This is the tightest, most concise, most uplifting post of this kind I’ve ever seen… In my LIFE! 😂

Completely serious. Thank you so much for this Julie.

You bring Hope to the rest of us

Julie Laufer's avatar

Thanks Paul! Glad to hear you enjoyed it 😊

Paul D'Arcy's avatar

Congratulations and Thank you, truly!

This is the tightest, most concise, most uplifting post of this kind I’ve ever seen… in my LIFE! 😂

Completely serious. Thank you so much for this Julie.

You bring Hope to the rest of us

Patricia Laufer's avatar

Just read the article on Motley Bloom. It's so good!!!

Patricia Laufer's avatar

Congratulations!

meghan jean-felix's avatar

First, congrats!! Proud of you, this is so cool❤️❤️❤️. Second, loved this insiders views into getting something published! Ty for sharing it!

Julie Laufer's avatar

thank you thank you thank you! 🫶

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May 24, 2025
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Julie Laufer's avatar

So glad you enjoyed this one and I hope it’s helpful! It really is scary to dive in — I’ve felt so lost and often have caught myself almost quitting, saying “what’s the point?”.

But if I don’t do something, nothing is going I happen. If I do it, the worse case is that nothing is going to happen — but something also might!

No imposters here — we all deserve to be here and be as creative as we want to be, wherever we want to be!