Friday, August 19, 2016

Skinny bandwidth yields tiny posts


I'm sorry, because I had planned to post a few pics each day and write more, but the bandwidth here is so bad that I can't even stay connected for long.  Heck, I can't even reliably send email.

So, the brief version:

Today, I participated in my last two con functions.

First up was a panel on finance for writers.  Each of the panelists brought a different perspective to the topic, so the conversation was far more interesting and lively than I had expected.  The audience stayed engaged throughout, so I can't complain.

Next was a writing workshop in which I and another professional writer critiqued manuscripts from three folks still trying to break into the field.  I'm a firm believer that what happens in workshops must stay in them, so I will say only that I think the participants got value from the critiques.  (I should note that I normally turn these down and have for some time, but the organizer is a friend who needed one more person, so I was happy to help.)

I hope to sleep a great deal tonight.



2 comments:

  1. Dear Mark,

    Say, what did you read the previous day?

    And who was the other 'teacher' at the workshop? (That isn't secret, is it?)

    As always,
    Dave

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  2. I gave the audience a choice of five options, and they selected the beginning and a relatively recent section of the crime novel.

    Alex Shvartsman, whom I had not met previously.

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