Because Myretta administers a website primarily comprised of message boards (there's a separate board for each Austen novel), she has frequently advised me on the handling of delicate online situations. Earlier this month she volunteered her time to set up a replacement message board for me after one of ours had been taken over by porn spammers.

We at AAR are overjoyed when friends become published, and it's all the more exciting that, in addition to former AAR reviewer Megan Framption signing for her first traditional Regency, another good friend is to have a traditional Regency published.

I think publishing these writer journals (first Marianne Stillings', and now Megan's and Myretta's) are helpful not only to prospective authors, but to readers in general in describing the journey toward being published. I hope you do as well.