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Hey, everyone. How’s it going?

I know, I know — I was doing really well in blogging for a change . . . up to February 20. 2020. So, what happened?

The week after my last blogpost, I was downsized at my place of work.
The week after being downsized, I went off to the Smoky Writers’ Retreat: The Beach Edition.
The week after the retreat, COVID-19 officially shut down the U.S.
Two months after this, Discord for Dummies hit the shelves.
Two months after this, the second edition of Social Media for Writers hit the shelves.
Two months after this, I ran my first half marathon in four years.
Two months after this, the fourth edition of Podcasting for Dummies hit the shelves.

So this week I head off to the 2019 James River Writer’s Conference in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia. (I’ll post my finalized schedule before Friday, promise…) It got me thinking about how there is going to be a lot of writerly advice given at this event, which is fantastic if you are looking to launch a career in storytelling, reboot your authorial pursuits, or take yourself in an entirely new direction with your word-herding.

Thing is, even when you are hearing from the experts, it’s never a bad idea to ask questions.

You see, an author lamenting over her unexpected twists and turns in the publishing industry really hit me in the feelz. I mean it — I felt for this author who was coming clean in this hardcore Medium Mea Culpa as success, much like Shakespeare described it in Twelfth Night, had been thrust upon this author.

But then, she said this…

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