NESCBWI Conference Recap, Part I
It’s Monday, Lurkdom, and after my truncated week last week, the day job exploded all over itself.* You know what that means…
I’m still thinking about the 25th Annual NESCBWI Regional Conference I attended this weekend. I hung out with some fantastic people (Kris Asselin, Laura Pauling, and Heather Kelly specifically) and learned a bunch of stuff.
I come here to learn stuff. Care to share?
- It’s nice to have a room to yourself. After the constant go, go, go of the conference, there was nothing better than heading back up to my hotel room and sitting in silence.
- Kidlit writers are some of the friendliest people on the planet.
- Networking doesn’t have to be anxiety-ridden. When I checked in on Friday, I asked the lady at the registration desk what I needed to know. She said “say hello to at least five new people a day.” What a great low-stress idea.
- We rarely look like our avatar. I had problems recognizing both Laura and Heather (neither of whom I met in real life before). Laura pointed out I don’t look like my avatar either.
- The silver KISS-esque boots are still winners. The meet and greet on Friday night was a silver-themed** and I rediscovered my knee-high silver boots. I’ve never gotten so many compliments on a pair of shoes in my life.
I learned some craft tips and such as well. My goal is to share those with you tomorrow***.
* Eew.
** For 25th anniversary, duh.
*** Please note that, as always, Alicia’s goals are subject to change due to life and whim.
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Last.fm hit of the day: Burning Times by Iced Earth
So great to hang out with you! And apparently I look EXACTLY like my avatar. It's my goal to get a funkier picture. 🙂
Glad to hear you had a good time and got to wear silver boots.
The boots were to die for! they stole the show. 🙂 It was so awesome to hang out and get to know you. 🙂
Thanks for sharing your conference experience, Alicia… I've never been to one, but I want to go SO bad!
I always wonder whether people look like their avatars. If we ever meet, you should know that I'm not cast in a brown-gold glow in real life. 😉
Conferences rock. Glad you had fun!
wish I had been there! I'll have to get on board for the next one.
Really good conference tips. I wish I knew what I was getting into when I went to one once. lol The last one I went to was educational related and it was very political-ish very overwhelming.
I look exactly like my avatar– Dead with my heart ripped out. It's fairly accurate LOL