Writing creatively is important whether you publish or not. It's not so much the destination that matters but what you learn along the way. As the world turned I've had to re-define myself. When myths fall apart, writing is the glue that holds my life together. What happens when your publisher uses your royalties to gamble in Las Vegas? My book deals with deadlines, rejections, book signings when nobody comes, and workshops when everything is great but your story. It shows how humor helps to heal, the joys of a journal and finding a voice you can trust. I describe in fictional form the lighter side of the writing life emphasizing that to fail is to achieve the unexpected.