Networking

I was recently introduced to writer Lacey Thorn. From her appearence, she looks like she'd write children's stories, but she writes erotica. As an author who lives primarily from her published works, her advice was very valuable to me. After all, she is living my dream. She told me to join the indiana writers association. The networking opportunities and information about contest is well worth the fee, she reassured me. I'm going to give it a try. I'd like to enter some contest and get my name out there. Who knows, maybe this will lead to my novels getting published or at the least, a job as a copy editor, proofreader, or content editor. Who knows who I'll meet next?