It's just weeks away now, but the March 4th International Women's Writing Guild Conference is weighing heavy on my mind. I'm praying for a total success. A call from an excited Hannelore Hahn (New York City) this morning rubbed off. We've rented a large, comfy room for this first meeting of women writers in the Carolinas. Lunch is included in the $30 price, but the networking and the relationships forged are worth far more than the cost of the event.
We have a nice size group already committed to attending, but we're hoping for more. I know there are women writers out there, especially in the South ... that need this. This isn't a how-to-write conference. We're not going to discuss grammar, contrive plots, or tell you your characters aren't sympathetic enough. This group is far more than that. The IWWG is inspirational. It puts you in touch with your senses and the deep recesses of your memory to dig up ideas and places and times not thought of in years ... perfect nuggets for storytelling or writing that piece of non-fiction you've been laboring on.
This isn't your usual "Jump Start Your Writing" conference. Oh no. This is far more. Sharing and listening to other women talk about their writing, you begin to spin ideas of your own, a fresh perspective comes into view about your own writing. It's an amazing process. No psycho bull, just honest, open conversation and support.
I'm excited. If you're enterested, here's the IWWG web site ... click on Events and scroll to the March 4th Lincolnton, North Carolina event, "Each Life Is Worth The Telling." www.iwwg.org.
Blessings to you and yours.
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