(The photo below is of the dessert at the banquet.)I can't urge writers and wanna be writers enough to attend conferences. The education, the friendships, the opportunity to meet agents and editors, the fire it lights in your heart to write, write, write are compelling reasons to push yourself to go to a conference. Start a separate account and put a bit of money in it monthly. In a year you should have enough for a conference.
Each year there are more wonderful memories made.
The Donald Maass early bird workshop was worth the price of the entire conference. So much info and so much advice!
I attended a continuing session on screenwriting. It was taught by Rene Gutteridge. She was wonderful about sharing her knowledge and encouragement. Guess what I'm going to try to do now?
The workshops and chats were wonderful, too.
It's fun to sit with friends and learn new things about the craft and the industry.On Saturday I participated in a book signing with over 100 other authors. Thrilling!
On the right is a photo of me with the delightful and talented author Nicole Young.
I was thrilled to join other WordServe writers for a wonderful dinner at McCormick & Schmicks on Friday night. Fun!
I was so happy that my friend Donita K. Paul won the Mentor of the Year award. Here she is with her lovely daughter Evangeline. Donita was very surprised, it was so much fun to see her get this well-deserved honor.My friend Danica Favorite-McDonald
was a finalist in the Genesis Contest (for unpublished authors), she won runner up. I'm so proud of her. Her Husband joined her at the banquet.
Here's my friend Michele Cushatt (she writes beautifully and is a gifted speaker) and the 2009 conference photographer Pauline Fortuna of Fat Tuna Photography.
This is a photo of me with Angie Br
eidenbach (Mrs. Montana!). And yes, that's her crown I'm wearing.
8 comments:
Oh Megan, it looks like you had a marvelous time. What wonderful pictures. You gave us a great synopsis of all the important happenings.
Did you get to keep the crown?
Diane
Megan,
I's hard to sum up the conference, there was just so much! But my favorite part was getting to be with old friends I've misses, like you, dear one. I'm praying we will get to do this next year in Indianapolis.
Hugs!
Ha! No, I didn't get to keep the crown, Diane. It's a bit too big for me, but isn't it pretty?
Yes, Jenny. Seeing so many friends in one place was wonderful, wasn't it?
It was so great meeting you in persona, Megan. I had a blast at ACFW and it was my first! :-)
Great pictures, thanks for sharing.
hey didn't you get some pics of me??? Can I have copies please? pretty please? =)
Looks like you had a wonderful time.
Good to read your blog again. We've been traveling much of the summer and had no access to computer while traveling. I really must get a laptop before next summers travels.
You look good in that crown! :)
Megan, Great pictures! Seems like ACFW was absolutely wonderful this year. Praying for you as the wedding of the year approaches. :0)
I'm praying we will get to do this next year in Indianapolis.
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