“Nothing is forbidden”: Chuck Wending’s writing wisdom

Last weekend, I went to my very first Official Writing Workshop, run bythe inimitable Chuck Wendig (of Blackbirds andTerribleminds fame). And it was AWESOME. Not only did Chuck recognize me without prompting and remembered my name, but I managed to work up the courage to give him copies of my books before I left. Win!

I won’t lie, though: The all-day event hit my impostor syndrome pretty hard – a lot of folks in the room were traditionally published and/or had been writing much longer and more...