Two years ago, a Writers’ Digest conference in New York City gave me a view into what the life of a professional writer’s life is like. I… Read more “Once More Unto the Breach”
Gold Stars
This past summer, at my very first writers conference, I had an agent ask me, “If this is your first conference, how did you learn to write?” … Read more “Gold Stars”
Teacher and Writer
Two months have passed since I got back from the Writer’s Digest Conference in New York, and I feel like I’ve been swimming underwater that whole time… Read more “Teacher and Writer”
The hook, the book, and the cook…
One of the agents who spoke at the Writers Digest conference last weekend described the ideal query letter as having “the hook, the book, and the cook,”… Read more “The hook, the book, and the cook…”
Just back from my first writers’ conference
It was wonderful…and exhausting. Here are a few highlights from my journal: Thursday– I’m completely alone tonight. Exploring the neighborhood, I have decided to stop in for… Read more “Just back from my first writers’ conference”