Writers are interesting folk. We sit around for hours at a time, feverishly typing and cranking out stories, editing them, sending them off to publishers and agents, then become basket cases while waiting for a reply. We are solitary sorts for the longest time and then all of a sudden we want, we need, no, we CRAVE meetings of like minded individuals...other writers. It's like the writer's battery runs low and suddenly needs a big jolt of energy.
That's what the Erma Bombeck Writers conference is for me. A huge jolt of energy surging through me, reviving every fibre of my being. I love it! From the moment you walk through the doors of the Marriott, the shift in energy vibes hits you.
And for the next four days your mind becomes a sponge, absorbing all of the details being thrown your way by experts in their field. And you laugh, oh boy do you laugh!
This year was no exception. Tim Bete did a fabulous job organizing the conference and guest speakers. Always, always you learn...just with a sense of humour.
This year was a banner year for speakers...Garrison Keillor, Connie Schultz and her 'lovely' husband, Sherrod Brown, Martha Bolton, and cartoonist Mike Peters.
I'll write more about these people and the conference. I'm just too tired.