Karen Cushman was another speaker who really blew my socks off. She was so generous and wise, so truthful about her own process and self doubts. From her keynote address:

By sharing our convictions, it is like offering a piece of ourselves to our readers

Part of the joy of reaching our dreams is helping others reach theirs.

She writes because she cannot dance.

The difference between an editor and a critic:
An editor is not judgmental,
Critic probably is.
Separate the writer from the editor, and the edi