Writing Academy Success!

Last week I reached a goal I'd set years ago when I first starting going to conferences. I wanted to be part of a team that put together a week long writing school where students focused on Writing to Sell. So often writing is taught as an art and teachers forget that some of us are out there trying to make a living off our writing.

West Texas A&M's first Writing Accademy was a great success. Friday morning when I woke up, I realized, I'd done it. Thanks to a hardworking faculty, a great continuing ed staff, and wonderful students wanting to learn, we had the kind of conference I'd always dreamed of.

The wonderful thing about writers is we don't eat our young. We nurture them so that they can go on to write more powerful stories than their teachers.

As soon as I get some rest, I'll be ready to start planning next year.

The funny thing about goals---as soon as you reach one, it's time to set another.

Have a wonderful week,




P.S.


This pic was taken at a Writing Academy outing to Palo Duro Canyon to see the play "Texas."