You wrote: "I will try to continue to be helpful here, though. At no charge."

And I say that you are helpful. I may never get published (even though I am trying) but I see that the point of my reading your weblog is that reading someone else's thoughts on the the writing process in general is just plain interesting even if the you do things slightly diffrently than I do. The issues you mention on your weblog are those that many writers face every day. Did I buy a self-help writing book? Two or three, but I did some serious research on who recommended which books and checked some out of the library before I said, "okay, this is hlepful."

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and time in general...