National Blues
The RWA loops are flooded with topics about the national conference, which I'm not going to, and it's sort of depressing. I think I'm going to open a savings account called "conference cash" and start saving for next year now.
I was looking at the program the other day, and I was amazed by how almost every waking hour is filled with so many classes I'd have trouble deciding where to go if I attended. My con experience is limited to the "book festival" in my home town that is much more about local authors promoting themselves than workshops for improving craft (as in maybe two workshops in three days.) So, ignorant newbie that I am, when I was figuring out how much a conference would cost, I balked at the figure, assuming it couldn't possibly be worth the entrance fee, let alone travel and hotel. I still wanted to go, but I was sort of skeptical. In the last few months, I've learned a lot about what I'll be missing. Of course, the timing and the funds didn't line up this year. But next year, somehow, I will make it.
What are some of the conferences you have been too? Good experiences, bad experiences?
I was looking at the program the other day, and I was amazed by how almost every waking hour is filled with so many classes I'd have trouble deciding where to go if I attended. My con experience is limited to the "book festival" in my home town that is much more about local authors promoting themselves than workshops for improving craft (as in maybe two workshops in three days.) So, ignorant newbie that I am, when I was figuring out how much a conference would cost, I balked at the figure, assuming it couldn't possibly be worth the entrance fee, let alone travel and hotel. I still wanted to go, but I was sort of skeptical. In the last few months, I've learned a lot about what I'll be missing. Of course, the timing and the funds didn't line up this year. But next year, somehow, I will make it.
What are some of the conferences you have been too? Good experiences, bad experiences?
Comments
Misty: I'll look into the SC writers workshop conference. I've been thinking about joining the SCWW anyways, so that might work well. Thanks for the link!