
That conference was life changing. I met the editor I was
communicating with (by communicating, I mean that she was sending me rejections and I was sending her new renditions of the manuscript after receiving said rejections). I took
every class I could. I introduced myself to Debbie Macomber in the elevator. I
soaked up romance writing energy and to this day, when I stay at the conference
hotel in Reno, I feel vestiges of that energy. It made me become a more
dedicated writer.
This year’s conference in Atlanta felt particularly
inspiring. I took as many classes as possible,
bought the recordings so I could listen to those I missed, soaked up the energy and came home ready to write. I
also trekked to downtown Atlanta during a rainstorm, complete with flash flood warnings, wearing a plastic bag so
that my roomie could buy a power cord at the Apple store. Quite the
adventure. FYI—if you want people to
volunteer to help you find your way in a large city, wear a plastic bag.
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Here are three of my fellow bag people readying themselves for the wet trek back to public transit. |
The moral of my story is that if you are a writer and have
the opportunity to attend a conference or writers retreat, do. It doesn't have to be large—in fact, small
regional conferences can be beneficial in ways the larger conferences are not. It’ll boost your creativity and writing energy and you may get to have an adventure--with or without a plastic bag.
You’ll make writing friends and contacts and come home ready to write. Go for it!
Harlequin SuperRomance author Jeannie Watt lives in rural Nevada and writes fast-paced, character driven stories set in the western United States. To find out more about Jeannie and her books, please visit her website.
Harlequin SuperRomance author Jeannie Watt lives in rural Nevada and writes fast-paced, character driven stories set in the western United States. To find out more about Jeannie and her books, please visit her website.
I'm glad you had a great time at the conference. I love your new website. i do visit your retro sewing site a lot and enjoy looking at all the very neat things you have made. I love the plastic rain outfits.
ReplyDeleteWow - so super excited to have discovered your blog! Thank you. Now off to go and discover your books, which I already know I'm going to love.
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