tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post484571649440512916..comments2023-05-29T02:41:21.282-05:00Comments on Lands Uncharted: Prepping for My First Conference (Personal Notes)Laurie Luckinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00456113371420700748noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-68385378245126865152017-01-26T09:40:56.646-06:002017-01-26T09:40:56.646-06:00Have fun, Erin! At one of the conferences I went t...Have fun, Erin! At one of the conferences I went to last year, I didn't know ANYONE. I walked in the door, scoped out the room, gathered my courage, then went to a table with an open spot (people on both sides: two chances to make friends). It was one of the hardest things I've ever done. It worked -- the people there were so nice (and they were introverted like me!! Yay!)<br />Don't J.M. Hackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028948155798033604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-16051625432511636682017-01-25T19:21:18.323-06:002017-01-25T19:21:18.323-06:00Thank you! I hope my butterflies calm down once I ...Thank you! I hope my butterflies calm down once I get there, too! Erin Hawley Croninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013780128144779671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-13942131309918693632017-01-25T19:20:41.409-06:002017-01-25T19:20:41.409-06:00Thanks! I would love to learn more about what peop...Thanks! I would love to learn more about what people write, so great reminder--just ask!Erin Hawley Croninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013780128144779671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-87712632317177382712017-01-25T19:20:10.513-06:002017-01-25T19:20:10.513-06:00Yes, up here in the frigid North! : ) Yes, up here in the frigid North! : ) Erin Hawley Croninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013780128144779671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-54592120580493505682017-01-25T19:12:31.873-06:002017-01-25T19:12:31.873-06:00Erin, thanks for sharing this! I am just like you ...Erin, thanks for sharing this! I am just like you in this way and usually get nervous about going to large events with lots of people. The funny thing is when I went to my first writing conference, I wasn’t nervous once I got there. I was so excited and felt like I was in the right place and with people who were open and nonjudgmental. I also found that people were very friendly in a gentle Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099853616488465874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-48988653954130562052017-01-24T16:58:51.998-06:002017-01-24T16:58:51.998-06:00Good luck, Erin - you'll be awesome! First Pag...Good luck, Erin - you'll be awesome! First Pages sessions can be pretty intimidating, but hopefully helpful, too! And if it's any consolation, at the ones I've been to they didn't get through them all :) As a fellow introvert, I get worried about going to conferences, too, but the good news is that at a writers' conference you have an easy conversation opener..."So, what Laurie Luckinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456113371420700748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3633977426784875178.post-70515613577906192042017-01-24T08:37:24.412-06:002017-01-24T08:37:24.412-06:00That's awesome! It is a local conference?That's awesome! It is a local conference?Elizabeth Newsomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571935976092744536noreply@blogger.com