For my first conference, I couldn't have chosen a better conference to attend. The workshops applied to all genres: going deeper with point of view, setting as metaphor, weaving in backstory artfully, critiquing, the business of writing. The guest speakers were witty and insightful. Everyone was approachable. And meeting my friends? Well, that was worth every penny spent.
What I found at this conference was validation. To describe the validation in cliche: Writing is a lonely business. I can't think of a better way to describe it. Like all other writers, I pour my heart and soul onto the page and hope that someone will enjoy the words I've conjured into (hopefully) living, breathing characters. Publication is wonderful, as are critique groups, for making you feel like a real writer, but a conference makes you feel like you're part of the writing community.
More later. I still need to process all that I experienced! The fun with my friends, the professional input, the increased motivation...there's just too much to fit down in one post.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Sunday, October 21, 2007
A modern writer's lifeline
A bit of an absence there. Sorry.
Remember the troubles I'd had on my laptop? They got worse. I got the blue screen of death - more than once - and my confidence in its ability to retain what I'd written was shaken. Modern writers depend upon computers. And thumbdrives. And notebooks filled with random thoughts. But it was simply unforgiveable for my laptop to let me down that way.
After the breakup with my Dell, I found new love with this zippy little HP. We're getting better acquainted (read: Vista is a new experience) and I must say that all my files look so sparklingly new here! It's rather inspiring.
I haven't written one word on my novel in almost two weeks and now I'm eager to get back to it. I actually had a dream about my characters last night. Get this: they were in my house! Dogsitting of all things! It was a clear sign that I need to get back to writing. Or that I need to arrange for care for my old Sadie-dog while I'm away to see my mother in November.
Remember the troubles I'd had on my laptop? They got worse. I got the blue screen of death - more than once - and my confidence in its ability to retain what I'd written was shaken. Modern writers depend upon computers. And thumbdrives. And notebooks filled with random thoughts. But it was simply unforgiveable for my laptop to let me down that way.
After the breakup with my Dell, I found new love with this zippy little HP. We're getting better acquainted (read: Vista is a new experience) and I must say that all my files look so sparklingly new here! It's rather inspiring.
I haven't written one word on my novel in almost two weeks and now I'm eager to get back to it. I actually had a dream about my characters last night. Get this: they were in my house! Dogsitting of all things! It was a clear sign that I need to get back to writing. Or that I need to arrange for care for my old Sadie-dog while I'm away to see my mother in November.
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