attend a writer's conference

I did want to go to this, but having weighed up the pros and cons, I’ve decided not to book on this one. Firstly, it’s too far away and secondly, decent accommodation in the city costs a bomb.

Instead, I’ve decided to concentrate on my writing, attend the local crit group & perhaps try to do a masterclass in London next year. That way, I’ll be able to meet up with old friends as well. There are also a couple of festivals that I’d like to go to.

There is a conference that I am seriously considering attending in Nov. The main thing putting me off is the price, but I might be able to wangle some of this as a birthday present. Definitely erring towards it than against.

I’m so glad I went. Being around all those literarily like minded people (for a change) re-inspired me. I’m setting a new goal for next year: Next year, I will have a completed piece to show a publisher and/or an agent in a one-on-one session.

All of the breakout sessions were good and the keynote speaker on Friday night, Tess Gerritsen, was absolutely fabbity-fab-fab! I cannot say enough nice things about her. She was very accessible and grounded, gave a lot of solid practical advice, and was an all-around fantastic speaker.

I networked a lot and met many fascinating people. Three writing groups invited me to attend their sessions this month! Maybe now I won’t have to try to start my own group.

I’m already looking forward to next year.

Our state Writers’ Federation Conference is going to be held in May. It’s 2 1/2 days, within a hour drive time, and reasonably priced. I think this one would be do-able, so I registered.

I’m officially on the roster to attend my conference on Oct. 18, 2008 – SO EXCITED!!!

I went to this conference years ago. I loved it. It was hosted by Squaw Valley Writers. They don’t offer this one anymore, which is too bad. It was for people writing about wilderness, nature, etc.

http://www.squawvalleywriters.org/index.htm#history

I would like to go to another conference, but it’ll be a while, so I’m moving this off my list.