Comments Allowed (Or At Least Tolerated)

As part of my resolution to regrow some of the metaphorical skin I lost in 2009, I am finally, after all these years, opening this journal to comments from all registered LJ users. No anonymous comments, as I'm not actually a masochist. I'm also doing this partly because I spend a lot less time online than I used to and seldom get around checking my various communities for questions, but please be warned, I'm not particularly into talking about writing or (my) books these days. I can't promis...