SCBWI-Writing-Retreat with Beverly Birch

I went to a writing retreat / workshop in May. It was all kinds of fabtastic. The organizer asked me if I wanted to compose the write-up of the event for the SCBWI homepage. And they say there are no stupid questions... Of course I grabbed the opportunity to write something for a blog / website other than my own with both hands. I may have even used my feet. 

So here's the write-up. It includes repeated use of the words 'inspiring' and 'motivating', an inordinate but absolutely justified amount of praise-singing, and demonic mermaid nuns. Yes, you read that right: demonic mermaid nuns. It was a bunch of story tellers that got together, after all...