I’ve talked quite a bit about the process of becoming a published author, a process that for me was littered with rejection letters.  In my late twenties, I even resorted to taking a few years off trying to get published so that I wouldn’t have to create new work while getting constant rejection on the [...]

In the winter of 2009 I sat in my apartment, a package ripped open in front of me, literally sweating with pride.  My brand-new book was in-hand, freshly shipped from my publisher. It was a moment I had waited my entire adult life for — to be published, and to have the book, real and tactile [...]