Inspiration and Joy at the Vortext Writers’ Conference

I love writers’ conferences. My grandmother bought me a ticket to my very first writer’s conference back when I was in my mid-twenties — her way of both supporting my […]
Women Writers: Apply for a Residency at Hedgebrook!

A few days ago I hit send on my application for a 2016 residency at Hedgebrook, the artistic retreat center for women writers on Whidbey Island in Washington. Last year, […]
Do Not Delete Your Memoir

This week staff writer Kara Brown published a snarky piece at Jezebel titled Delete Your Memoir. She writes: Go ahead, do it. Drag and drop. Hold down the “delete” […]