Even though we knew we couldn’t get into the onsite events at AWP, Victoria Flynn and I went to Chicago last weekend anyway. We had a hotel. We had ambition. And, my goodness, we had a great time. Lesson One: Whenever you can, take the train. There’s something romantic about boarding the train, about climbing …
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Set Your Sights on What You Want
I’ve noticed a common thread running through a favorite book revisted and a couple of blog posts lately: you must chart your own path to a creative life. I know what you’re thinking. Oh, great, a post full of “The Little Engine that Could” rhetoric. Delete. Skip. Unsubscribe. I get it. Rejections and Writer’s block …