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At the conference I was able to attend part of a class called Male POV, hosted by Randy Ingermanson . (The author who developed the snowflake method ) The class was awesome and I wish I could share my notes with all of you. The biggest lesson I learned from this class was about the male ego. Yes, apparently this is one of the most important factors in a man's thought processes. He's sensitive and his ego is tied to his self-respect. I can think of a whole bunch of different ways to start incorporating this into my manuscripts. How about you? What do you think of a man's ego? His need for self-respect? Do you think it's different than a woman?

If there's one thing that hammered home some reality for me at the conference, it was hearing horror stories about agents or editors. And what reality smacked me upside the head, you ask? They're human. Yep. Fallible, exhausted, excitable, annoyed, happy humans. At a conference it can be easy to get caught up in the rush of meeting someone who can make one of our dreams come true that sometimes editors and agents tend to take on celebrity status. I was shocked when I heard the first story of rudeness, but then I took notice of my surroundings and slowly, slowly drifted back to Earth. Pitch appointments were all day long for these professionals. About five sit in a big room at different tables and in fifteen minute increments they listen to us pitch, they read our work and they (hopefully) give their opinion. One agent whose class I attended could barely speak in the evening, her voice was so hoarse. Lesson learned? They're at the conference for work, not play (well, not too...

OKAY, SOMEONE TAGGED ME TO ANSWER TEN THINGS (OR SOMETHING) AND I CAN'T FIND THE POST OR REMEMBER WHO DID IT!! I'm super sorry, but could you remind me who you are? *cringing and feeling bad, but still wanting to play* Also, Thank you to Character Therapist Jeannie for the Lemonade Stand Award! The Lemonade Award is a feel good award that shows gratitude or a great attitude Also, thank you to author Nancy Parra who gave me the Superior Scribbler Award. Thanks also to Tabitha for giving me the Panda award! Very cute. :-) Everyone who's given me an award, you've made me feel very special. :) I haven't given out any but I hope to in a separate post soon! Stand By Me: I love this song and thought the video was pretty cool.

The biggest, most wonderful part of the conference was meeting all my writing friends. My feet still hurt from walking in heels and my heart is still happy from bonding with these lovely women. It was cool to see who these ladies are, and hear their voices, outside the cyber world. Left to Right: Eileen , Jeannie , Jaime , Me, Katie , Jody Done anything lately that was somewhat painful but you didn't care because you were so happy? Ever met other writers? Or someone who had a similar passion to yours? How'd it go?

What happens when Krista (and her poor, unsuspecting husband...)and I get together for dinner? You can see more pics from our dinner on Krista's post . Would you climb a tree while dressed business casual? When was the last time you laughed like a child?

I'm not sure when I'll be able to post but if I'm able to, this might get updated with pics. :-) Hope you're having an awesome week/weekend.

Thank you Wendy for sharing this. I know what this video means to me, but what does it mean to you?