From Edie: Discover how writers conferences can transform your writing life—building confidence, sharpening skills, and connecting you with mentors, friends, and purpose.
How Writers Conferences Change Your Writing Life: Confidence, Community, and Calling for Writers
by Lori Hatcher
How many writers do you know?
Not because you’ve read their names on book covers, but because you know them. Because you’ve sat across the table from them, heard their stories, and learned from their teaching?
Early in my writing journey, I didn’t know anyone who wrote for publication. I’d written since I was a teenager—journals, poems, and short stories. For ten years, I’d penned a column of encouragement for our homeschool newsletter. I’d even submitted a few pieces to a local magazine. But I certainly didn’t consider myself a writer. And I didn’t know anyone else who wrote.
