I worked on the perfect blog post for today. It centered around 9/11. It was chock-full of encouragement and love. I talked about faith, family, freedom, and writing conferences. I was about to tie it with a pretty bow when–you-know-what happened. I hit “save draft” (just to be safe should the “auto-save” not work) and need I say more? Probably not. …
10 Ways to Get Noticed at a Writer’s Conference…Or Not
Over the years, I’ve attended various writers’ meetings and conferences. It’s always fun to dish about the writing craft and make new friends along the way. I have to admit…it’s interesting who gets noticed in a good way and who gets noticed in a (ahem…) not so good way. Today I thought I’d take a lighthearted look at some real-life observations. Enjoy! …
Writing Conferences: Catching the Vision
While preparing for writing conferences, it can be an exhilarating, albeit busy, time. Smaller, local conferences may be one to two-day events, while national writing conferences can number several hundreds of attendees or more and last over the course of five days to a full week. For any type of writing conference, there’s often much planning, preparation, and schedule crunching that …