Our lively discussion of Richard Grant’s Dispatches from Pluto focused on the following question:

In long-form memoir, readers expect to see the author change, grow, learn, expand, etc., in one or more ways. This is called a character arc. How have you seen Richard Grant change from his first visit to Pluto to how he is near the end of the book? Can you point to examples in the book?

Nancy Martindale received a gold star for the night with her great insights about the evolution of Grant as a character.

Etya Krichmar then gave a wonderful presentation, outlining her successful process for publishing stories in online magazines. Here’s the slide deck for Etya’s talk and a list of possible places where you might submit articles. You never know until you try.