This past week, I visited my MFA alma mater, Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA for the In Your Write Mind (IYWM) workshop. IYWM is a fantastic, four-day writing conference that is SUPER CHEAP but AMAZING! Alums, mentors, and special guests (authors, agents, editors) gather on the hill to share their knowledge of all things writing and publishing. Are you looking for a writing conference that doesn't break the bank? Then IYWM is for you. The cost of the conference is und

GIE's BRIEF SYNOP Wildthorn by Jane Eagland is the story of Lousia Cosgrove growing up in 19th century England where girls are supposed to look pretty, get married, and do as they’re told. Against all odds and societal norms, Lousia has aspirations to become a doctor. But when she confides in her family, she finds herself locked away in an insane asylum, her dreams, her life, her very identity stripped away from her. Her only hope lies in Eliza, and the love that grows betwee