Pearls of Rebecca Chirak

I first heard about WIVLA when I asked a coworker what he'd done the previous weekend. He told me he went to a haunted holiday-themed open mic. When he explained who'd hosted it, I immediately thought, 'That sounds relevant to my interests. ' I googled it, and I joined.
 
I'm a part of other writing-centered groups, and I do enjoy them, but I love that WIVLA includes visual arts as well - not to mention the unapologetic explicit mention of promoting our work in the marketplace in our mission, something I find writers tend to shy away from (and needless to say we should not)!