by Melissa Gopp-Warner | Sep 22, 2021 | Updates
In my five-year tenure as an independent writer, I’ve eaten my fair share of dirt. My success rate is on par with the average author’s experience: one acceptance out of every ten submissions. With each rejection that’s rolled in, I’ve pulled myself out of the gutter...
by Melissa Gopp-Warner | Aug 17, 2021 | Updates
“One cannot mount a stripper pole while wearing a metal diving suit.” -Mary Karr, The Art of Memoir I’ve reached the point in writing memoir where moving forward requires me to ditch the metal diving suit. If discussions about sexuality and gender make you...