Debra Dixon and Goal, Motivation and Conflict

If you're the least bit interested in any kind of fiction writing whatsoever, you need to hear Deb Dixon speak.

She was here in Tulsa this weekend for a one-day workshop sponsored by my local writers' group, and she was fabulous -- awesome -- fantastic. I don't think I can come up with enough superlatives. I admit, I don't have as easy a time figuring out things like goals and motivations, or internal vs external stuff, as most of the people there seemed to, but I came away so jazzed and ready to work on revisions again.

And on top of that, she's the friendliest and funniest person I've ever met. I just saw a story on last night's news about studies to determine just how beneficial laughter is to the heart (the conclusion was "very" -- like that's news??). All I can say is Deb did my heart good. I haven't laughed so much in ages! Rachel9:33 AM