"Literature is My Utopia," Helen Keller

​This weekend, I attended an SCBWI conference in Boise titled, "Literature Is My Utopia." I assisted in planning and arranging and then presented at the conference. It was awesome. Like Lin Oliver said, "SCBWI is my utopia." I love visiting with other writers. Association with all those great literary people helps me to take myself seriously as a professional writer. Lin Oliver also said that we are all pre-published if not already published. For the conference I created an information sheet on all the presenters. Since I gave a presentation on revision, I included my picture and a small bio. Originally my bio stated that I am on the path of publication for my YA novel, A Kiss and a Curse. I took that off because I didn't want to be too presumptious. But after the confidence boost from this weekend, I declare that I am on the path of publication and the end is near.