When I attended my first writer’s conference back in 2010, I knew nothing about the craft. It didn’t take long for me to realize I had much to learn. I was ignorant of writing and publishing terminology. As I mingled through the crowd, I remained in the background, feeling out of place. With pen in hand, I jotted down the unfamiliar terms they mentioned to look them up and figure out what they meant—terms like synopsis, proposal, point of view, transitional sentences, etc. They excitedly chatted about agents, editors, and one-on-one appointments, unaware of my fear that they’d see how…
· by Loretta Eidson · In: Uncategorized
