Writing with Strangers

Writing with Strangers                              ...also known as Alicia's adventures with writer's groups and Meetup It's advice that you've no doubt heard before - in order to successfully write, you need to commit to writing on a regular basis.  Sounds simple enough.  Though any …

Are writing conferences worth it? Part II

Back  in March, I posted a question on if Writing Conferences were worth the money...so I decided to test it out for myself and sign up for one. Last weekend, I attended the Writer's Digest Conference in NYC (after spending months talking myself in and out of actually attending).  Now, my motivations for going to …

Writer’s Conference Bound

I'm currently en route to the Writer's Digest Conference in NYC (yay for free wifi on the fancy bus!) and taking a chance on becoming  of a proper writer (and by proper, I mean published, not actually acting in a proper manner. :p).  Though don't get me wrong, I've no illusions about magically winning over an …