There are hundreds of writing conferences to choose from; how to pick the best one? It’s RMFW’s Colorado Gold. That was easy. Shortest blog post ever. Ok, but if you want to go to more than one, here are some factors to consider based on my country-wide tour of writing conferences this year. Size. WorldCon…
Writers have been hit with several 2020 smacks, including no in-person book signings, cancelled conferences and workshops, having to learn to navigate Zoom meetings (and by that I mean, remembering you’re on camera when you yawn or wander around the room wearing a nice shirt and the bottom half of your Snoopy PJs, etc.), mask…
Back in January I had a schedule of conferences I wanted to attend. Colorado Gold. Northern Colorado Writers Conference. Pikes Peak Writers Conference. RMFW Writers Retreat. MileHiCon. And a few more. All of them canceled because of the pandemic. What’s a writer to do? What we can do is go to virtual conferences. RMFW, Northern…
The first time I considered presenting at a writers conference, I immediately thought, “But I don’t know enough to teach anything.” Turns out, just about everyone who has been writing for a while knows something. Perhaps, like me, you’ve done a lot of research and figured out how to ferret out information in places besides “Google”…
The Colorado Gold conference is fast approaching! The weeks leading up to a conference are always exciting, and maybe a little stressful as you start packing, planning your schedule, and inevitably worrying about all the new people you’re about to meet. If conference is a nerve-wracking time for you, you’re not alone. I’m right there…