No #AWP attendee can do a rundown of the event without talking about the goings-on outside of the conference center.

You might think I’m exaggerating when I say I spent two hours reviewing the AWP events schedule to decide what I want to try to get to–on Thursday. But I’m not.

Professor Doug Rice, author of Dream Memoirs of a Fabulist and A Good Cuntboy is Hard to Find, (and more) was the second reader for my graduate thesis and a remarkable teacher of the craft of writing.

At this past weekend’s Self Publishing Boot Camp, I was privileged to speak on the topic of editing for self-publishers.