This article gives the other perspective to mentorship that I'd not really considered so it was fascinating to read. Will be posting links to my various writing groups online!

I will definitely check my library, Susan, and thanks for the reminder. I'm so possessive about my books that I usually forget that option. LOL I'm grinding my teeth on your behalf, because that...well, it sucks. And fingers crossed that it improves...soon!

I've had wonderful mentors too, Jenny, and it's a wonderful thing to finally be at the place where hopefully I can help someone else as well. I still have people who act as mentors to me, too, so it's neat to see the situation from both ends!

Thanks Fae! I hope OCC/RWA decides to re-up the mentor program. Sometimes they disappear for a lack of mentors, which was part of the theory behind my post - pointing out that the mentor actually benefits a lot from the process too! (A good deed IS its own reward, but in this case there are additional rewards beyond that as well.)

I'm so sorry, Faith. I've asked my publisher about publishing the books in paperback, or putting them on sale, and have been told that will happen when they're ready - trust me when I tell you I'm working on that from this end. I've had the same experience at times in my life, where I wanted to read something but couldn't get hold of it because of the price points, and it's definitely frustrating. I don't know if you have a local library, but I know my books are in a lot of libraries (most of them, from what I can tell) - so maybe it's possible to find one there, or at a used bookstore, at least for now.

Starting a program through WFWA is a great idea Orly! Quite a few of the MWA chapters have mentorship programs, too - I'd love to see one at the national level as well - and they're fantastic places for writers to find the support they need at all levels.

Cheers and best of success to you. I think you have a winning protagonist and theme, here.

Cheers,

Faith