After having spent a rich evening with many of the Storymakers last night at a benefit for the Pleasant Grove Library, I just want to express my thanks to Scott Savage and all the wonderful nurturing women who have taken me under their collective wing.  Everyone has been so kind and generous with their time and advice.  I feel a part of a great hive of workers for the Kingdom.  I have, in a previous life, been involved in many writing groups, which made me hesitant to join this one.

Those groups were not nurturing, but cut-throat.  I have published nationally and had a New York agent, and those experiences were extremely difficult.  Because of those experiences, I can appreciate how truly unique Storymakers is.  No one is in competition.  You all probably don’t realize what an incredible thing that is.  Not only that but everyone is willing to help everyone else.  I also have an on-line system of friends and an actual social life (Rachel regularly drags  me away from my computer along with TJ and my husband).

I will be out of town for the Storymaker’s conference and the Whitneys, but wish you all the best in your great efforts to “build a body of literature that will reach the heavens”.  Orson F. Whitney said something approaching that.

Thank you all.