What NOT to Bring to a Writer’s Conference
Attending a Christian writers conference is both challenging and exhilarating. Conference season is right around the corner and Christian writers everywhere will be working on elevator pitches, editing their proposals and reviewing schedules and workshops. Instead of presenting you a list of what to bring to a conference, I’d like to offer my advice on what NOT to bring. The one thing you don’t need at a Christian writers conference is fear. Fear is debilitating. It binds and enslaves. It creeps into your mind and divides your thoughts leaving you feeling overwhelmed and full of self-doubt. Writers, as well as any other creative thinkers, get pummeled (almost daily) with self-doubt. If we allow that doubt to overwhelm us, we are participating in...
Read MoreCan You Relate? How to Feel Miserable as a Writer
Writers are an odd lot. We are creative, which makes us yearn for affirmation. We are artistic, which makes us susceptible to incredible self-doubt. And finally, we are open-minded on many subjects, which makes us difficult to pigeonhole. If you’re a writer, you should read James Scott Bell recent post on The Kill Zone, a blog of 11 top thriller and mystery authors, called How to Feel Miserable as a Writer. He attributed the author of the list, Keri Smith (10 Ways an Artist Can Feel Miserable), and then revised it specifically for writers. When I first read it, I related to nearly every one of the ten items on the list. By the way, if you don’t subscribe to The Kill Zone, I highly recommend it. Great stuff from some great authors. Email...
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