![]() ![]() I’ve had work published-shorter work in lit mags-she’s never read any of it that I’m aware of. She’s been ahead of me in her career for several years since she got an agent then an actual publishing deal for a book, but she still treats me like a peer in every way, which I’ve always appreciated. We comment on each other’s Instagram posts and get along well in the online space. We’ve been friendly over the years online, sharing Twitter banter and commiseration about the slow writing and publishing world. I have an author friend from social media, mostly through Twitter, whose book is coming out in 2021. Or maybe we wouldn’t have been happy to oblige (we’re entitled to our opinions), but we would like the chance to discuss it. OR, we know we’ve let someone down and wish they had told us what their hopes were from the get go. We have certain hopes about what someone will say or do. Most of us have been on both sides of the script issue whether it’s about asking for favors or something else. Today’s friendship question applies to any situation in which a friend/acquaintance asks for a favor that seems like an overreach. Listen to my podcast– Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship! Subscribe to my free Substack newsletter all about friendship! Reading List 2011 (List only, no reviews).Previous Friendship Questions at Dear Nina (the column).Guest Podcast Appearances and Other Audio.All Episodes of Dear Nina (with show notes).
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