As any Angie, Sarah, Daniel, Jude, Alison or Mandy knows, if there is a song with your name in it, you’ll hear it sung to you many times during your life. For me, I’ve had to live with “Rockin’ Robin”.

The first year I attended the conference of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, I went as a writer.

I’ve enjoyed being a small part of this project: FORKS.Three Years. Five Continents. One Motorcycle. A Quest for Culture, Cuisine, and Connection by Allan Karl.

Put your manuscript in a drawer. Write your next novel. With experience comes …well, experience. Oh, and wisdom.

Did I write the first 50,000 words of my novel? Is that why I’ve been MIA from my blog for so long? Sadly, no. And, happily.