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[…] in our books, we too have turning points in our author journeys,” says bestselling author Kristen Lamb. “A conference is our way of accepting the challenge and rising to the call. It means we are […]

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[…] I’ve been reading blogs about the benefits of attending writers conferences. Kristen Lamb recently wrote about the pros of attending conferences in her blog. She’s good. Great at selling ideas. http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/why-all-writers-should-attend-a-writing-conference/ […]

By: writingale

writingale — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:24:09 +0000

Reblogged this on Radhika Meganathan and commented: I attend conferences, whenever I can, wherever I could find any, which is tough, given that I live in India (most of the time) and it is crazy tough to afford the flight fare from here to anywhere that hosts a decent conference. I started my career all thanks to a writing conference, and over the years, I have found that investing in a conference at right time pays off in unexpected ways. Here is an article by Kristen Lamb on why all serious writers should attend a writing conference.

By: Author Kristen Lamb

Author Kristen Lamb — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 15:38:26 +0000

In reply to saralitchfield. YAY! *happy dance* Will be great to see you there ((HUGS))

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By: saralitchfield

saralitchfield — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:09:20 +0000

Yes my first conference changed things for me – and it was the last WANACon! I met Laird and Jay after having spent over a month tearing my hair out over web design / development / hosting quotes and costs and technicalities that I just couldnae understand. I was fed much BS along the way, including a $10,000 nzd quote for a website that I really don’t think would have done all the things I would have wanted for that money (which I didn’t have anyway) – things like sing, dance, develop its own AI personality, and give me back my money :p it was great to be in a ‘room’ with likeminded people all sharing their experiences, and yes, their mistakes – and just telling the damn truth!!!!! Which is why I’m looking forward to it again 😀

By: Raani York

Raani York — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 22:37:40 +0000

I felt like attending a writers conference this spring, but unfortunately I cannot afford it – with the flight. It sucks – I will probably have to wait until I’m back home to start doing these things. 🙁
It’s the same thing with all the wonderful online-meetings I’m invited to. I just can’t attend since most of the time when they take place, it’s in the middle of the night here. 🙁

By: Linda Williams Stirling

Linda Williams Stirling — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 03:37:30 +0000

I’ve only managed to attend one conference, years ago in Palm Springs. I have the most wonderful memories of that experience. Not only did I learn a lot, I met a big group of people just like me. How wonderful to sit and talk and share our experiences. Plus, there were some big names there, who turned out to be amazingly gracious people. I met Ray Bradbury and Micky Spillane, who signed books and posed for pictures, plus many more excellent authors. I hope to repeat this experience again soon.

By: Leanne Ross

Leanne Ross — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:26:40 +0000

I attended my first (and only) writer’s conference 12 years ago this month. It was the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Winter Conference in New York. HUGE event. I was a fledgling writer out of my shell for a short time and I wanted to experience what it was like to rub elbows with other writers and huge rock stars in the the Children’s Book World.

The book I was writing was still in rough draft form about a tiny boy who didn’t know he was the prince in a below ground fairy kingdom. I went to a few agent talks and to hear from some of the publishing houses. Then I attended a very unorganized critique session. We were all supposed to be able to share our writing, but it turned out there was only time for one. Being the brave sort, I volunteered.

Before I get into what happened, let me say that I always thought I was a natural storyteller. My belief was that since I got nothing but praise from my teachers, professors and others who read or heard anything I composed, I could write.

Well that critique session broke me. I’d never felt so insecure about something that I created. I don’t know what I was expecting, but whatever it was…it wasn’t that. The negative words flew at me so fast, I couldn’t even take them all in before the hall was cleared to go to the Keynote Speaker’s luncheon (at the time I remember I was so excited to hear this person speak, but I can’t even tell you who it was or what they said). I have tears running down my cheeks right now as I recall the moment.

I abandoned my story, thinking both it and my writing must be crap, and didn’t write another thing for six years. That’s when I had a story idea that pulled me so hard that I had to sit back down at my keyboard to get it out of my head. Now I am writing my fourth novel (YA adventure story with love interest – tough girls with tough skin – like me!) and they just keep getting better.

I am openly looking for critique partners now.

Please enter my name into the hat for attending the conference (I have also linked this post on my blog for a second shot – see http://readfaced.wordpress.com/ ).

Like I said above, I am the brave sort. ; )

Leanne Ross

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Why All Writers Should Attend a Writing Conference | Love to Live — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 02:07:21 +0000

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