tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post847125930781344160..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: On the Value of WorkshopsMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-51635860609490797582014-02-08T10:44:25.758-06:002014-02-08T10:44:25.758-06:00Conferences can be great, but it's important t...Conferences can be great, but it's important to choose them with care. The best thing that can happen at a conference is to make and then later maintain contact after the conference with someone willing to lend you a hand. This can take the form of help with manuscripts, agents, editors, etc. But it needs to be said that writers' conferences can also be little more than a cottage industry that employs people in the business who mostly want to get away for a while. I base all this on lots of experience with both good and not-so-good conferences. Barry Knisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191575373788669991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-39378639833559315822014-02-05T23:18:46.699-06:002014-02-05T23:18:46.699-06:00I, too, believe nothing great happens before 10am ...I, too, believe nothing great happens before 10am because I tend to be a night owl. What an amazing shift you experienced as the day progressed. Congrats on the contract!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005215075724810989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-3325625071893270142014-02-05T19:13:59.570-06:002014-02-05T19:13:59.570-06:00I've always loved conferences! Both work confe...I've always loved conferences! Both work conferences and writing conferences have given me new inspiration and excitement to get my nose back to the grind.<br /><br />Best of luck with your battle for rights. :) I'll keep my fingers crossed.Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-29911726592733897742014-02-05T16:44:30.806-06:002014-02-05T16:44:30.806-06:00I'm glad you had such a wonderful experience. ...I'm glad you had such a wonderful experience. I'm always so afraid that new things will mess up my process, but I usually find a nugget that adds another layer to my writing. <br />Congrats on teh contract too!Linda Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290703660068761055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-28956960036153961082014-02-05T16:23:36.305-06:002014-02-05T16:23:36.305-06:00Glad you had such a good workshop experience!Glad you had such a good workshop experience!Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-89632721004508236532014-02-05T14:38:44.414-06:002014-02-05T14:38:44.414-06:00Workshops are wonderful. I love that I keep learni...Workshops are wonderful. I love that I keep learning new things and better ways to write.<br /><br />(Written at 7.30am!)Janni Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979062079450926014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-24100544734220507082014-02-05T08:21:00.068-06:002014-02-05T08:21:00.068-06:00Wonderful that you had such an uplifting experienc...Wonderful that you had such an uplifting experience! I always get a high after attending a writing conference. I've got one lined up to attend from my RWA chapter at the end of April. By then, the snow should be gone!Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.com