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Friday Five: Pennwriters Conference

Posted by beckylevine on 20 May 2011 in Conference Report, Writing Conferences |8 Comments

A week ago, I headed downstairs from my hotel room to join the happy crowd picking up their registration goodies for the 2011 Pennwriters Conference. I’d already had some excitement the night before, what with my plane circling the Pittsburgh airport in the middle of some very cool lightning flashes, landing between the thunderstorms sitting […]

Friday Five: Out of Town

Posted by beckylevine on 1 Apr 2011 in Friday Five, Writing Conferences |6 Comments

As you read this, or shortly after, I’ll be on the road (or many roads) on my way to the SCBWI Spring Spirit conference in Rocklin, California. For us non-geography experts, that’s right up in/near Sacramento. To get there, I head out of my mountains, through the heart of Silicon Valley, up into some lovely […]

Why I Love Writing Conferences

Posted by beckylevine on 6 Mar 2011 in Writing Conferences |12 Comments

I’ve got a couple of writing conferences coming up in the next couple of months. At the start of April, I’m off to the Sacramento area, as an attendee at the SCBWI Spring Spirit conference. Then in May, I’m off to Pennsylvania to present at the Pennwriters conference in Pittsburgh. Obviously, things are going to […]

How Many Balls Should You Juggle…and Which?

Posted by beckylevine on 26 Sep 2009 in Blogging, The Writing Path, WIP, Workshop, Writing Conferences, Writing Goals, Writing Projects |18 Comments

Last year, I guest-posted over at Shrinking Violet Promotions about the pluses of saying Yes. I believe firmly that it’s a much better word than No. Especially when you’re talking to yourself. But how many yes‘s can you handle? As you move further along your writing path, opportunities are going to multiply. Here are just a […]

How to Pick a Writing Conference

Posted by beckylevine on 7 May 2009 in Writing Conferences, Writing Goals |21 Comments

I’m getting close to finishing up revisions on The Writing & Critique Group Survival Guide. I’m not sure what the next stage in the editing process will be, but I know it’s going to be time for me to start thinking about promotion. May I just say…Yikes! No, actually, I’m looking forward to it. One […]

Somebody Else Says: Jessica Faust on Conferences

Posted by beckylevine on 18 Mar 2009 in Agents, Somebody Else Says, Writing Conferences |No Comments

Jessica Faust, at BookEnds Literary, has this important reminder about all the benefits of a writing conference. http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-are-conferences-really-about.html

Conference Report: Redwood Writers Three Saturdays

Posted by beckylevine on 10 Feb 2009 in Conference Report, Writing Conferences |6 Comments

I’m a member of the California Writers Club, a multi-branch club that has members all over the state. One of the northern branches is the Redwood Writers club, which–for the past couple of years–has run a series of mini-conferences over three consecutive weekends. Last weekend, I drove up to Petaluma to participate in the third […]

Writing Conferences: Yes, No, or Why?

Posted by beckylevine on 12 Nov 2008 in The Writing Path, Writing Conferences |8 Comments

One of the debates you hear as people talk about writing paths is whether or not writing conferences are useful. Me? I admit it. I’m a huge fan. I think the fact that I’ve gone to writing conferences has a lot to do with where I am on my own path, with the steps I’ve […]