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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Welcome, She Writers!

Welcome to my dance in the B&W Bloggers Ball!

This is my very new blog, born Feb. 1.

As I worked on my first book, 'It's Not Like They're Family': Mourning Our Friends and Celebrating Their Lives', I realized that I needed to raise awareness of the unique experience of grieving the death of a friend.  The 10,000,000 people in the U.S. who will have this experience each year have few resources - in print or online - to help navigate and validate their grief. 

I'm pretty new to be giving blogging tips, but the best thing I ever did was have Networked Blogs link this to my Facebook and Twitter accounts.  It's generated a lot of traffic here, and saves time.

So, enjoy your dance here, and I look forward to dancing with many of you!
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13 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Hello, I danced over here from She Writes. Nice to 'meet' you.

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  2. FiFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    I'm enjoying all this blog hopping. I like the message of your blog.

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  3. Brenda KezarFebruary 17, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Wonderful message/motivation for a blog! Looking forward to reading more.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 17, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Great idea for a blog. I have never lost a friend, but I'm sure it is a devastating experience.

    Have fun with the blog hop!

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  5. The Crazy Cat LadyFebruary 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Hi FriendGrief ~ nice to meet a fellow She Writer. I like your blog ~ it has a great theme. My husband's best friend was killed when he was only 16 ~ thanks for the blog!

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  6. Cathy KFebruary 17, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    How brave of you to take this on. I pray that your blog dance and the friendship that surrounds you will buoy you as you share it.

    From another SheWriter at http://cathykozak.com

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  7. C.M. VillaniFebruary 17, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Hey Victoria...
    This is a very special blog. My heart goes out to you. Good luck!
    ~CM

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  8. Karen Wojcik BernerFebruary 17, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Lovely idea for a blog. Loss is loss. No one should minimize it. Sometimes when a friend dies, it is much worse than losing a family member. You are doing a wonderful thing here.

    Nice to meet you through the blog hop.

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  9. Julie FlandersFebruary 18, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    Hi Victoria,
    I'm from the She Writes hop as well and am very touched by your blog. Best wishes to you!

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  10. Meg Waite ClaytonFebruary 19, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    Victoria, you're a quick learner. I think I was blogging for a year before I discovered networked blogs.

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  11. Friend GriefFebruary 19, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    She Writes ladies:
    Thanks for your kind comments! I hope you will take the time to follow me and/or read some of the previous posts. And Amanda, everyone has a story like your husband's, sooner or later. Thanks for stopping by!

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  12. Samantha SottoFebruary 19, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Hi, Victoria! Hopping in from SheWrites. Such a touching blog! I'm certain that it provides a great comfort to a lot of people who have grieved or are grieving the loss of a dear friend. :)

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  13. Tristi PinkstonFebruary 19, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Hi there,

    It's great to meet you!

    I just checked out your post about the Family Ties episode - that one was truly brilliant. I think it showed just how good of an actor Michael J. Fox really is - thanks for reminding me of that amazing episode.

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