Recently I embarked on an adventure—I attended my first Romantic Times convention by myself. My friend was going to go but she had to back out. I forged ahead, despite the idea of traveling solo. I took quick advantage of the agent and editor pitch meetings I could sign up for, and arranged my travel…

Lately it seems as if I can’t do anything right. At any given time I have ten or more stories out for submission to various calls and all I am getting back are rejections. Even stories that made the short list other places are getting summarily rejected. Depending on what happens with my publisher I…