Saying this now so I can point back to it: When we announce the Open Secrets Magazine Live personal storytelling summit lineup for May 2, 2026 in NYC, please know that there are at least 40 more speakers I wanted to invite, but if I did, speakers would be half the audience. I already have a 2027 tentative speaker list going so if you have a 2026 or 2027 memoir coming out and might want to speak at our April or May 2027 summit in NYC, feel free to reach out at opensecretsmag at gmail dot com although I won’t know any details or even if we’re definitely having a 2027 event until late 2026.

All of that paragraph astounds me on some level because my ADHD usually means I do things at the last minute, but I’ve come to believe that part of why I started Open Secrets and Open Secrets Live, albeit unconsciously, was to master my fear of planning ahead and be forced to work in intricate detail far in advance. I learn by doing, and wow, does this require extreme focus and planning.