After 40 years as a research scientist, Celeste Brown is enjoying her second career as a speculative fiction writer. A dedicated reader of science fiction and fantasy, she couldn’t resist the urge to spew out her own stories. After quitting her day job, she discovered that making her stories attractive to anyone but herself required a lot of post-spewing revision. Fortunately, she’s an academic and loves to learn. Special thanks to Anne Lamott, Jessica Brody, Tiffany Yates Martin and Jane Friedman for their lessons.