One of my favorite sayings is, "Learn from the mistakes of others because life is too short to make them all yourself." (I'm not sure who said that, perhaps Mark Twain, Will Rogers, or Groucho Marx but a quick search didn't bring anything up.) But, it is also good to learn from other people who are willing to share their experience with you. 

On a whim I signed up for a free "Writer's Boot Camp" put on by Hay House Publishing. It is a four day workshop, basically, where they have a 2 hour talk. O...