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This weekend I was a presenter at my favorite writing conference EVER…the
Surrey International Writers’ Conference. It was a magical weekend, as it always is. I’ve been going to SiWC for well over a decade now.
One of the workshops I gave was on the topic of finding the time to write. It seems to be a pretty universal concern for writers, and the people in the room with me this weekend were clamoring for any pieces of advice I could give them on this problem.…
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The highlight of my July, hands down, was going to New York City for Thrillerfest. Before jetting off for NYC,
I was pretty excited.
Did it disappoint? It did not.
I love New York!
The conference was held at the Grand Hyatt in New York, right next to Grand Central. Although I flew in, I popped into Grand Central when I first arrived, just to stand in awe.…
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In just a few days I’ll be heading to New York.
Yes, the mothership for writers.
The reason I’m going, besides the general awesomeness of NYC? I’m going to
ThrillerFest! It’s an annual conference for thriller writers and readers, hosted by the International Thriller Writers. (And in this instance we’re talking about thrillers in the broadest sense–including mystery, suspense, crime, action-adventure, historical thrillers, YA thrillers…)
Here are some of the big-name authors who will be attending: Lee Child, David Baldacci, Lisa Gardner, Scott Turow, Brenda Novak, Steve Berry, Ian Rankin, Anne Rice…and the list goes on!…
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Reviewing the highlights of my year has become an
annual tradition for me (like many of you), so here goes. When I think back on 2013, this is what stands out for me:
My
first novel was published! *happy dance*
I finished writing
my second novel. (And it’s all set for release in June 2014.)
I had the privilege of spending another year blogging for Erica Ehm’s fabulous
Yummy Mummy Club.…
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Last weekend I attended my all-time favorite writing conference, the
Surrey International Writers’ Conference. I’ve been going to this conference almost every year since 2004, and it’s always a slice of heaven for me. Here’s my attempt to sum up all the reasons I love SIWC.
Before SIWC, I was a closet writer (this is literally true—in my first condo I converted a closet into a writing “office”).…
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There are so many wonderful things about conferences. They’re fun, exciting, educational, and great for networking. But…maybe you would also add “stressful” to that list of descriptors.
I’m headed to one of my favorite conferences next week:
BlissDom Canada. It’s a super high-energy gathering of hundreds of amazing, talented women: bloggers and social media mavens, primarily. (
Here’s what my experience was like last year.)…
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Here’s what I did last weekend: I went to
BlissDom Canada in Toronto.
It was so awesome, I don’t quite know where to start.
If you’re not familiar with BlissDom, it’s a blogging conference for women. This means: approximately 500 females gathered in the heart of downtown Toronto to meet and share stories and swap strategies and have a ton of fun.…
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