Thanks for sending this note – sorry for the tardiness in reply. My best advice is that old tried and true cliche that says, “Keep firing.” In terms of finding your tribe of writers, I suggest checking out the Oregon Literary Coalition – http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/olc – which is a great way to keep up on readings and events, and might help put you in touch with some seasoned writers who call Oregon home.

I have transed from tech/journaism to creative in like the last two mi=inutes… well I take license. But I am pretty strong in my exploratory phase. I am looking for other writers to knock it around with. I had experience with the reflective, no-one-gets-hurt, what-phrase-do-you-remember-from-the-story-you-just-heard writing groups and the wanna be’s, not published for a living, ever. I am looking for some writing folks who are bit more seasoned than that. Hoping for life beyond Willamette Writer’s, basically. Any ideas? Thanks! Teresa