I loved hearing Janisse Ray speak about her passion for writing in our last class. I've never met a published author, and it was so interesting for me to hear her speak about her editing and publishing process. As a senior, I am looking for some direction in life and trying to figure out what I'm going to do out of college, so I was so excited to hear her answer the publishing questions. I write a lot of short fiction and I never know what to do with the pieces I am really proud of. I'd love to be published one day, but it seems so out of reach. Janisse Ray really helped me understand that I can be a published writer, and most importantly, informed me about the processes of sending writing to publishers.