LeeAnn makes a good point--I think an author's desire to publish writing doesn't require the kind of intense scrutiny that most of us couldn't stand up to...some may say writers "ask" for it and if the scrutiny is of their work, COOL! But when the scrutiny gets personal, I think we all can not only moderate it by thinking about how it would feel fpr is, but also admit we feed the media machine and are part of it...how depressing! BTW, I just learned that joyce maynard will be in Denver signing her new book--if I go should I ask her to sign a copy of F&Z instead? will