Marie-Michele, this may be one of the most important posts I've ever read.

Marie-Michele, this may be one of the most important posts I've ever read. The specific suggestions you provide to those who would not only benefit from writing about mental illness but would benefit so many others through their writing are spot on. I hope your reassurances and personal insights inspire many writers to join you in helping to make mental illness a critical issue that is much more widely and openly discussed. I look forward to reading more of your work. You're a beautiful writer.