Dubious Greif Book Proposal sent

Yesterday, two weeks following the Willamette Writers Conference, I sent off my book proposal as requested. Now I wait for a response from the publisher as I revise the manuscript. I remember a colleague in graduate school saying that 90% of writing is rewriting. So true. Most non-writers fail to realize that once you've written your "book" you begin the real writing; revising, tightening, polishing, and then doing it all again and again. New writing projects help keep the repetitive nature of constant revisions from dulling my mind. What keeps me writing is the joy of it all.

Successful Willamette Writers conference

I had a great time at the Willamette Writers Conference. Did you know Willamette Writers is the largest writers’ organization in Oregon and one of the largest in the United States? Founded in Portland in 1965, it has grown to over 1,800 members with branches in Southern Oregon, Mid-Valley, Salem and the Oregon Coast. Great place to network with other writers. Best session I attended was "Power Networking" presented by Julie Fast. It is great to know in-person networking lives on and is the best way to make connections. I pitched Dubious Grief: a memoir to Sage Publications - Krista Lyons asked for my book proposal. Yeah! Now I'm revising the proposal and will send it off in a week or so.