Monday, April 28th, 2008...6:52 am
groovin’ on the conference vibe, or not
Thanks to the hubs donning his Mr. Mom hat, I went to this conference this past weekend.
I felt a rollercoaster of emotions:
Day One:
Wow. This is just great! These people are so talented!
I COULD be a professional author. ANYTHING is possible. Children’s books are AWESOME. I’m learning SO much! I have SO many ideas! I CAN fix my rough drafts! These editors will LOVE my stuff!
Day Two:
Wow. This is just great. These people are so talented.
I SUCK. These editors won’t get to page 2 of my stuff. This will NEVER work. I am SO screwed. How did I ever think I could? I won, like, NO door prizes. Zero. And they were not even giving away tote bags.
Day Three (home):
I think I had a high school deja vu, stretched out, over 48 hours. Is that a zit? Got any chocolate chip cookie dough? Tab?
My neck is sore from all the head-spinning.
Is 41 too late to be a professional soccer player? They make cleats for girls now, right?
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10 Comments
April 28th, 2008 at 7:34 am
And that, my friend, is why I don’t go to those conferences.
Just keep plinking away at your keyboard.
Leave it to the readers–and not those experts–to discover your talent, m’kay?
April 28th, 2008 at 8:47 am
How could you leave out the chocolate covered strawberries? I mean I know it was a writing conference but I personally went for the food. I’ve decided that since I can’t write (as the conference proved) I’m going to go to a chef’s retreat next year. Wanna carpool?
April 28th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Don’t be so hard on yourself. We are our own worst enemies when it comes to creativity. I don’t like my photography, scrapbooking, and writing, but others do. Go figure.
April 28th, 2008 at 9:16 am
wow! sounds exactly like the conversation I had with Rustin after his one day writer’s conference.
April 28th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Did you actually get to MEET Mo Willems!? I’m seriously considering buying a pigeon as our next family pet, I love his books SO MUCH!
April 28th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
SH, I think there is something to just plinkin away.
Selena, You’re right. I forgot the chocolates! This calls for another post about the conference!
Storm, so true! I only hope I’m better than what I think of my stuff sometimes! If I feel great about it, then I get kicked in the teeth.
M, I’ll have to compare notes with Rustin. I’m sorry I couldn’t be at both!
Brooke, I didn’t shake his hand or anything but did ask a couple of questions at a breakout session he gave. HE IS A CARD! Quick quips and full of sass, as one might expect….
April 28th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
I occasionally have experiences that make me feel like I’m back in high school again. Ticks me off. I am so over high school.
Good luck with your writing!
April 28th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
I just want to let you know that Madonna has written a children’s book. If Madonna can write a children’s book, you most certainly can. So get writing.
And when you’re done writing, I have another totally mindless time waster for you: typeracer. Go to www.typeracer.com.
You’re welcome.
April 29th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Wow. I would have gone just to pick Chris Crutcher’s brain. He writes the sort of Young Adult books I wish I could.
May 6th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Hang in there with the writing!!!
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