WCCWC//a writer's life
Hello there! I just came back from my first writer's conference two days ago. I met many amazing, talented people and came back so inspired.
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| Photo credit: Conference Facebook |
- Spending the 2 1/2 drive to Livermore visiting with my bodyguard( *cough* dad *cough*).
- The beautiful, rustic location for the conference and the rainy weather.
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| Hannah's also the oldest in her family and homeschooled, so we had lots in common :) |
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| Karen Barnett taught a workshop on social media. I loved chatting with her! |
- The fact that I showed up not knowing anyone (except for the few people I connected with briefly online) and walked away with many new friends.
- The small group I got to spend time learning more about self-publishing with on the first day.
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| We visited a bakery after dinner. |
- Meeting these women in the hotel lobby then having dinner with them. We each talked about our writing projects and everyone was so encouraging.
- The fact that each person I met has such a unique story to tell, whether it's non-fiction or fiction, that will touch the world in its own unique way. The fact that these writers are all striving to honor Christ gave everything such a deeper purpose too!
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| Lydia is so sweet and I loved spending time with her and her mom. |
- Watching Disney channel in the hotel room with my dad was fun. I caught a few minutes of the old Little Women too.
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| Photo credit: Conference Facebook |
- Andrea Coli entertaining us all and breaking the ice before each general session.
- Visiting with other writers while having breakfast at the hotel each morning was wonderful!
- Running into the author of the devotional 'Praying with Jane'...I didn't even know she was going to be there!
- Meeting Robin Jones Gunn (author of the Christy Miller series) and the fact that she posted the picture of her, Lydia, Hannah and I along with such a sweet message was AMAZING.
- CHAI. They had chai at the conference. The only thing missing was my chai buddy.
- Having dinner with twelve other writers and meeting Sydney, another teenager, was fun. We did what I'm sure many writers do when they meet in person- stalked each other on Pinterest.
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| Sarah Sundin & I |
- Learning more about how to get to know my characters from both Robin Jones Gunn and Sarah Sundin. They each have different, but very helpful, approaches.
- The workshop room names! Narnia, The Shire, Neverland, etc.
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| Photo credit: Conference Facebook |
- A fifteen-minute Coaching & Critique appointment with Marilyn Hilton. She was so helpful and encouraging!
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| Lydia helped me carry the 'million' books I bought xD |
Overall the whole experience was wonderful! I'm a people person and being surrounded by people who share my faith and my passion for writing was a dream come true <3
Have you ever been to a writer's conference? Which one? Any questions about this one?
13 comments
I'M SO JEALOUS!!! I'm so happy that you had a good time, my friend. Hopefully we can go to a writing conference together someday. <3
ReplyDeleteBE JEALOUS!!! Hahaha jk- kinda. Thank you! Yesss, I wanna go to one with you so badly <3
DeleteI'm so glad you had fun, Eliza!!! It looked like something that truly blessed you <3
ReplyDeleteThank you!!! It truly did <3
DeleteIt was such a joy to put a face to your online name :) I'm glad you had a lovely time at the conference - I did too!
ReplyDeleteSame to you :) Aw I'm glad you did too! Thanks so much for taking the time to read my blog <3
DeleteThis confernce looked like so much fun! I would be lying if I said I wasn't jealous of you getting to meeting Karen Barnett and Sarah Sundin!! ;) It looks like you have a blast! I am so happy for you that you had a great time and got to meet so many amazing authors!! <3
ReplyDeleteIt was! COME NEXT TIME. Awwww thanks 💛 Each of those authors are truly SO sweet!!! I hope you get the opportunity to meet them someday 😊
DeleteWow! That's so cool!!!
ReplyDelete-Brooklyne
Yes! :D Thanks for reading, Brooklyne!
DeleteThat looks like SO MUCH FUN!! I'd love to go to a conference like that someday.
ReplyDeleteIt truly WAS!! Let's go to one together :D (nevermind the fact that we live far away from each other)
DeleteYep! :D Thanks for stopping by, Skye :)
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