Book Review: Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made

NOTE #1: This is an old book review. I read this book at the beginning of 2013 and wrote the review on Goodreads shortly after. However, I just discovered that the review had been accidentally deleted at some point, so I reposted it and am sharing it here too. NOTE #2: While I gave the book 4 outContinue reading “Book Review: Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made”

10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Conference Experience

A couple of years ago, during my week of 10 Writing Tips in 5 Days, I wrote a post called “Join the Club” about becoming a member of writing organizations and attending events and going to conferences. At the time, I was talking to myself as much as anyone else, because I was still a newbieContinue reading “10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Conference Experience”

A Mother’s Gift

Last November, I attended the Poetry Society of Texas Annual Awards Banquet, where two of my poems took home first place prizes. The banquet was lovely, the food was good, the poems were wonderful, and of course I was excited about my prizes, but the best part about the whole thing was that my momContinue reading “A Mother’s Gift”