Dave Farland’s “Quick Start Your Writing Career Workshop”

In June, I attended a workshop given by David Farland called “Quick Start Your Writing Career.” It was an all-day affair, 9 am-5 pm, and a joy to attend. Not only did I spend a day focusing on writing (a break from the kids!), but I also met up with a friend and former writing …

Objective Complete!

Yesterday, I met my twenty rejection goal. I have received twenty rejections on short story submissions since the beginning of the year. Though this should probably be a depressing statistic, there's one very positive way to interpret twenty rejections. Namely, I am still submitting. For someone that never thought she'd ever take writing seriously, who …