Conference Goals

So I made it down to CO Springs and enjoyed an afternoon of pure writing, followed by a nap, and some more writing. So yay!

I also met two interesting writers this afternoon at the Thursday workshop on pitching for which I helped out by listening to Science-Fiction/Fantasy/Horror writers (which there were only two). Thank you Mike (PPW Contest Finalist for his MS, Grave Shift, that I hope Denise Little who he is pitching to falls in love with) and Leah, who has a a historical fantasy based on Rome and a female gladiator. Both books sounded wonderful and I hope they will be on the market soon.

My goals for this conference are vague. Mostly I'd like to thank people who'd made my last year possible even though they likely have no clue the impact they've had. People like Bill May, Chis M's dad, who gave me feedback I needed for Curses! A F**ked Up Fairytale. I teared up when I met him this afternoon because his feedback was so vital to me selling the story. So thank you, Bill. I can never say how much I appreciate your support and dead-on feedback.

Laura Hayden also gets a thanks for something that she probably doesn't even remember but that kept me writing when I wanted to give up. At my first PPW in 2007 she was handing out the awards for the contest where Dope. Sick. Love. placed third. When I walked up to get my award, she said, "I judged this one, and loved it." A real, live, and amazing author liked my work. It meant everything to me. Thank you, laura. If you haven't read her stuff, do so!

Bonnie Hagan and Chris Mandeville (and Ruh) get a huge thanks for one, a great conference, and for being amazing people, but also for last year's session on improve. That workshop formed the idea for Frog It! the second book in F**ked Up Fairytale.

I plan to let each of these people know how much their kindness, words, and actions have meant to me. And I also plan on doing the same for other writers this weekend.