tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post700101811018048683..comments2024-03-29T11:49:26.978-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: 8 Ways to Beat Post Conference BluesEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-50706937512505910602011-05-22T08:25:57.366-04:002011-05-22T08:25:57.366-04:00Dear CA, I know we must have connected at Blue Rid...Dear CA, I know we must have connected at Blue Ridge, but I can't find your name or picture anywhere - even on your blog. I visited your blog and really like it. Please email me with your contact info so we can stay in touch!Edie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-66433755609630419942011-05-21T02:51:50.198-04:002011-05-21T02:51:50.198-04:00Wish I'd read this earlier. I've been try...Wish I'd read this earlier. I've been trying to pace myself, but.... <br /><br />The good news is: my son, a graphic design student, and I are working on a business plan. I've made 7 blog entries on a new blog: confessions of a fraidy cat (on blogspot). I've blogged about my own experiences and am now beginning to interview others who have had to slog thru fearsome experiences. Lot of work, but it has been fun and resulted in some encouraging feedback. I'm very thankful for BRMCWC. It has been life changing!Carol Anne Wright Swetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651373902242362869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-73292705620777137362011-05-18T19:48:24.958-04:002011-05-18T19:48:24.958-04:00Great article girl...
Are you going to post one i...Great article girl...<br /><br />Are you going to post one in the future for not getting to go the conference blue.....:)Renee' Cassidynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-52340728510723394332011-05-18T16:38:16.689-04:002011-05-18T16:38:16.689-04:00You are so right! The writing group I'm in, gi...You are so right! The writing group I'm in, gives us 1-2 weeks off, then we help each other get back on track. It is hard, though.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012982939454873340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-66969680326551817002011-05-18T12:01:02.702-04:002011-05-18T12:01:02.702-04:00I relate completely! The fear is really weird. I m...I relate completely! The fear is really weird. I mean, its not like I've never had anything rejected before. :)<br />Thanks for the post and I will take your advice!Jennifer Hallmarkhttp://www.jenniferhallmark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-85470931255509014412011-05-18T07:39:23.565-04:002011-05-18T07:39:23.565-04:00Your post has prepared me well, but for now, I'...Your post has prepared me well, but for now, I'm still clinging to Cloud 9. ha! Having heard you share this advice in group meetings, I decided to be proactive at BRMCWC by jotting down positive things said to me -- especially from Dr. Taylor. :) Now, when the enemy tries to discourage me, I'll pull out my notes, read them aloud, thank the Lord, and start writing!Cathy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387472095598640704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-28777661495364824162011-05-17T22:35:58.429-04:002011-05-17T22:35:58.429-04:00So glad you wrote this! Had an email conversation ...So glad you wrote this! Had an email conversation with the subject line of "Funky Chicken," as my writing partner and I were both in a funk this week. I think I underestimated the blues- I think the better the conference, the deeper the blues. It's hard to go from one riveting and encouraging day to another, then crash back into normal.Beth Carsonhttp://www.vrdivas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-60116120446220236492011-05-17T13:29:11.031-04:002011-05-17T13:29:11.031-04:00Edie,
The blues I experienced this year were a dir...Edie,<br />The blues I experienced this year were a direct result of not being able to work on anything until today! LOL. I wanted to jump right in when I returned home, but visiting family and a field trip I chaperoned took priority. Instead, I read another fabulous book and relaxed, catching up on all that missed sleep! I enjoyed writing today, though!Alycia Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437645525024387418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-55370920939091418332011-05-17T12:51:13.076-04:002011-05-17T12:51:13.076-04:00Kimberly, I'm glad these posts have helped! Yo...Kimberly, I'm glad these posts have helped! You're right, it's good to get plugged into a group locally.<br />Vonda, you and I are just slow learners - imagine where we'd be if we'd done something after our first conference!<br />Ellen, I'm glad you haven't experienced the normal post conference melt down. I think you'll be just fine - and you already have a local group to give you the support you need.<br />Dina, thanks for dropping by! I'm glad you mentioned the surge that comes later. I always get that too.<br />Blessings All, EEdie Melsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-91396919238349132632011-05-17T12:21:41.471-04:002011-05-17T12:21:41.471-04:00I usually have some sort of post conference crash,...I usually have some sort of post conference crash, but as you said,I pamper myself and don't demand too much of myself. Then I usually have a big creative surge a week or two later.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-55544374324488183402011-05-17T11:50:09.846-04:002011-05-17T11:50:09.846-04:00At the moment, I'm still excited about all I l...At the moment, I'm still excited about all I learned and all the people I met. But I must admit, I haven't started writing yet. I do have a list of things people at the conference asked for. Now to get started on them...Ellen Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474986203062305511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-7497212727326662422011-05-17T10:09:25.633-04:002011-05-17T10:09:25.633-04:00Amen, sister! Amen! Thank you for sharing the trut...Amen, sister! Amen! Thank you for sharing the truth. I only wish I had known that when I started attending conferences. I came home from my first conference...and didn't do a thing for a year! The next year I promised myself--and my husband--that I would come home and apply what I learned. I did, and things happened!Vonda Skeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709374938210704402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-67941310498819978082011-05-17T10:05:26.830-04:002011-05-17T10:05:26.830-04:00Wow, I experienced this after a ONE day conference...Wow, I experienced this after a ONE day conference, lol! It was my first one, though, so I was all giddy about the experience. But it was over 3 weeks ago and I've not done a whole lot of writing since then, except blogging. But even that has not been as much. I've not even touched my WIP.<br /><br />But, I have been reading the books I got, and I'm meeting with a local author for fellowship and I also just discovered that our library has a writer's group! So while I've not totally abandoned my writing, I've found that it has been simmering a bit since the conference. I know I'll get my mojo back, and when I do, I'll be further along than I was pre-conference!<br /><br />These posts are awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!Mining for Diamondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926572748712180041noreply@blogger.com