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Hello, Sunshine

As I write this, I have Usher stuck in my head.  

I attended my FIRST EVER writer's retreat with some amazing women. I'd been to screenwriting conferences and festivals before but never really enjoyed the writing classes. Picture a lot of hipster dudes with M.F.A.s and a pencil behind their ear to show they're '"old school" as they silently judge everyone else behind their square glasses and sweaters with holes in them. It was hard for me, a boisterous chick with a penchant for not verbally filtering my sarcastic thoughts, to fit in with Tarantino and Sorkin wannabes. 

BUT guess what? Writers of romance are just like me! I finally found my people!

Aren't my people pretty?

The incomparable and beautiful Brighton Walsh (more on my relationship with B-rock to come at a later date) put it all together. I spent almost 72 hours with these ladies learning, laughing, and talking about all things romance. (But mostly laughing) I came back with a ton of ideas and even more motivation. 

I was once given this piece of advice, "Never be the smartest person in the room," and I will take it to the grave. When we stop learning from other people, we stop growing...and I want at least another three inches taller. For realsies though, these women taught me quite a bit in just a few short days, the most important of which is to never be afraid to do something out of my comfort zone. And look at me now, doing something out of my comfort zone, blogging. 

This past weekend, I was happy to be in a room full of people smarter than me. Besides, if I'm ever the smartest person in the room, we're officially in a zombie apocalypse, and they've eaten everyone else. 

#Zombieslikebrains 

Suz