The second time around is better in many instances. Love. Manuscripts. Conferences. You just seem to know how to avoid problems and what to do when they come up. So this year when I was asked to return to the DePaul Summer Writing Conference, I was both honored and extra-prepared.

I avoided one-lane highway closures due to Optimus Prime battles. ( Read more... )

The RSVPs are still rolling in past the deadline, and I can’t say no. We’ve hit max capacity for next week's workshop with Beth Finke. I should’ve known it would work out this way when I met Beth.

I was teaching a seminar for MuseWrite on writing from your past, and Beth happened to be a participant, a well-published student-always intimidating for ( Read more... )