This year, I achieved one of my proudest accomplishments: graduating with a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine, Stonecoast Program. Now, a large part of me thought once I finished this program, it would be smooth sailing through the waters of professional writing. The weather would be brutal and the waves choppy, but I had a compass and a map now, so I'd be fine. Right? Not so much. (Or at least, I think my boat needs more sails.) S