Basically, nothing. And, this is where you can help me! Yay! *confetti*
This weekend (April 29-30), I’ll be attending my very first writer’s conference: Indiana SCBWI’s Annual Conference.
I know I should look at this from a networking stand point, and take advantage of being around editors, agents, and fellow writers, but being the nerd I am, I’m just so ridiculously excited to go to the sessions, and take lots of notes! *shiny notebook and pens* *check*
Ok, ok, of COURSE I’ll hang out, circulate, and meet-and-greet with all The People, because that’s really where you get the experience and learning, and let’s face it: I DO love meeting new people. (BONUS: I get to meet some of my Twitter and Blog friends there too! *waves hi to Alina, Carol, Clara, and Michele*)
I just like feeling like a student again, and embrace any opportunity to re-live studenthood.
And, I’m an irrepressible nerd. Truth.
So Tell Me: do YOU have any writer’s conference tips you’d like to share with this newbie? What should I bring? And, more importantly, what should I wear?? ^_^
Liza Kane 
It was great to meet you in person at the conference, Liza! Hope you had a fantastic time and that you filled your shiny new notebooks with so many notes that your shiny new pens ran out of ink. 🙂
That’s so exciting. I’ve never been to a writer’s conference. Enjoy every second of it!
❤ Gina Blechman
This will be the first one that I am attending as well, so I really don’t have any pointers for you. I am going in with an open mind and mingling spirit as well. Can’t wait to meet new people and experience new things. Hope to get a lot of useful information out of it. Very excited about it. Hope to see you there.
I used to love going back to school shopping. OMG, when I first went off to college…dang, the thrill of pulling together pens and paper and a shiny new bag. LOVE. So fun to learn and experience new things. Sounds to me like you’re fully prepared. Looking forward to meeting in person! 😀
Yay! Looking forward to meeting too!
Be sure to share what you learn with us. I can only get to one conference a year so I depend on the posts of friends to learn the rest. You will have a wonderful time.
will do! Thanks for stopping by!
There are a lot of things that you can do now to prep. I wrote a blog on this topic before we left for our conference in Dallas. In another week, I’m headed to Oklahoma to another conference. There were so many things when I first started attending that I had wished I’d known. I talked about those. If you’re interested, check it out.
http://dawnall.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/conference-on-my-mind/
Awesome, thanks for the info! And have fun at your the conference in Oklahoma!
My advice. Go and learn as much as you can, but have a good time doing it. I think the experience is different for everyone, depending on what you hope to get out of it. The two I have been to were really worth my time. I sum up my experiences on my blog if you wish to get some more insight. The most recent blog post and this one might be useful (or might not) http://neyska.posterous.com/the-writers-conference-a-few-days-later.
Have a great time!
Thank you for stopping by! I just hope to have fun and meet lots of people and make new friends, so, wins all around, right? 😀
*checking out your blog now*
Yay! Sounds like you’ve got it covered: shiny notebook, pens, and that killer smile. You’re set! 😀
Yay for preparedness! 😀
If you have somethig to pitch, bring it along. Otherwise, soak in the energy and keep your ears open! Meeting people is the most important thing, you never know what doors that could open for you. Good luck and have fun!
Thank you! And I will have fun, you can bet on that! 😉