I purchased this notebook from a stationary store in Paris three years ago. Since then, it’s traveled with me on vacations, to writing workshops and conferences, and to various mystery writing events. It’s chock-full of scribbled story ideas, notes and handouts, and business cards from all the wonderful people I’ve met. This past weekend at […]
I attended the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers’ Colorado Gold Conference this past weekend and, jeez, my head’s still spinning! The conference was AMAZING, the best one yet, jam packed full of sessions on things like conflict and verbs, critique workshops, and pitching opportunities. But more important than all that were the wonderful people in attendance. […]
I love attending writing conferences. The positive energy, camaraderie with fellow writers, and opportunities to talk with industry professionals (i.e., literary agents, editors, and published authors). Not to mention awesome workshops, sessions like ‘Become a Clue-Master: How To Plant Clues’, ‘Heroes, Henchmen, and Sidekicks: The Characters-First Approach to Plot’, and ‘Getting inTouch with Your Tone’. […]