Writing Practice Prescription

I have just returned from two days in San Francisco where I attended the Writing for Change Conference put on by the San Francisco Writers Conferences group headed up by agents Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada. Without a doubt, this was one of the best writing conferences I have ever attended.

What made this conference so good?

• For one thing, it was for nonfiction folks who want their nonfiction writing produce positive change in the world. We did not have to waste time weaving through the masses of fiction writers who turn out at writing conference and usually out number us non-fiction 9 to 1.
• There were scads of writers, agents, and editors present and so very accessible to every attendee throughout the whole conference. It did not cost extra to speak to them and there was no lottery to see who could speak whom.
• All the staff and presenters were masters at sharing and caring.
• Hotel Kabuki was a great meeting site with outstanding and wholesome food served at each of the meal.
• Every presentation that I attended was interesting, fact-filled, and added to my personal knowledge base–no wasted moments the whole meeting.

Take a few minutes to drop by their website, sign up for their newsletter, and order a few of the tapes that might be of interest to you. Click here to go there now.

This same group will host a larger conference for all writers this coming Feb 13 to 15. I’ll be there and hope to see you there too! Click here to check out the February 2009 conference.