I just cleared NJRW’s 30K writing challenge for the month of February–JeRoWriMo! Thank god for canned food and classic Nintendo which kept my husband alive while the laptop ate my brain. Love you, Dave. 🙂
Also, thanks to everyone in the JeRoWriMo loop who kept me super motivated so I could stay up way past my teacherly bedtime and listen to my muse.
Michelle Joyce Bond
Somewhere between grading, lesson plans, curriculum, and the general pull-my-hair-out stress that comes with the beginning of the school year, I lost myself.
All that was left of me dissolved into my job. Still–and I hold true to this–never a day without a word! I crawl into bed exhausted, cuddle up with a notebook, and write, write, write because there is no therapy like word therapy. I have literally been sleeping with notebooks.
But today…I got to wear my writer’s hat in the daylight.
The expertise and enthusiasm of the presenters at our workshops gave me the little kick I needed to get back on the book train. There are too many “best parts” to count, but Roxanne St. Claire’s workshop on scene revision definitely resonated with me. We share a similar revision process which I won’t go into detail about, but it was good to hear that I’m not the only one who stops in the middle of her first draft and goes back to rewrite it from the top.
On that note, I’m returning to my latest WIP, mid-draft revising it for the second time and writing (finally!) to the end. So here’s to finding myself again, buried deep in the words.
Have you ever been to a writing conference? If so, what’s the best piece of advice you learned there?
Michelle Joyce Bond
NJRW 2014 Put Your Heart in a Book Conference — “30 Years of Happily Ever Afters!”
http://www.njromancewriters.org/conference.html
October 17-18, 2014
Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel
Iselin, NJ
Early Bird Pricing: June 1-July 31st
NJRW Member $215 – Non-member $240
Prices go up August 1st, so get in early.
Don’t miss this opportunity to take your writing to the next level. This year’s Put Your Heart in a Book Conference is shaping up to be the best ever.
Susan Mallery: Keynote Speaker
Stella Cameron: Luncheon Speaker
Jennifer Probst: Special Presentation*
Roxanne St Claire: 3-hour Pre-Conference Workshop ($45)
* For first 100 registrants
Some things to expect:
Here is a partial list of agents and editors scheduled to attend:
Agents:
Editors:
… … and more to come
Workshop presenters:
To register, click here!
If you have questions, please contact: DC “Desi” Stone, NJRW’s 2014 Conference Chair, at confchair@njromancewriters.org or, Jackson D’Lynne, Assistant Chair, at jacksondlynne@yahoo.com
For registration questions, please contact: Jenny Baskwell Registrar, at registrar@njromancewriters.org.
We will be adding to the list of agents and editors, so please check our web site www.njromancewriters.org frequently for updates!
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