Since I was in woe-is-me mode earlier today (sorry about that--it doesn't happen too often), I forgot to mention that yesterday, I had the chance to see Martha O'Connor read from her novel, The Bitch Posse, which I blogged about not too long ago. She was fantastic (and has a very inspiring publishing story to tell. She didn't let rejection get her down--she used it to knock down all her writerly inhibitions and tell the story she really wanted and needed to write. Something I need to heed right now!) Two other writers from the Girlfriends Cyber Circuit were there, too, which was very cool--Ann Marie Michaels and Megan Crane. It was wonderful to meet them!


Martha's friend Jodi took a few pictures at Martha's reading. Here's Martha and me...


And here's Martha, me, Ann Marie, and Megan.