Reading one of Lenslinger's posts I came across some valuable writing advice:

"Ease off the adjectives. Good writing is all about the verb. Forget everything the jackholes with the MFA's and elbow patches have to say. You're a blue collar, Southern writer and they can't teach that shit in schools. Fiction, Memoir, you can write it all – but you CANNOT hold back. Readers will see right through it and you'll be stuck dodgin' lion piss 'til your back finally gives out…"

If I had an ounce of free time I'd also wonder how to score an invite to the next BOOKUP.  Sounds like a lot of fun with some very interesting folks.