Even those not old enough to remember Peaches and Herb can appreciate a good writing conference. This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Blackwriters Reunion and Conference in Dallas Texas. This is the first time in five years the immensely talented Tia Shabazz has organized this conference, but it was well worth the wait. The workshops were lively and informative and I met up with many people I hadn’t seen in a while or knew only from online sources: Gwynne Forster, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Anita Bunkley, Gail Johnson, Angie Daniels, T.T. Henderson, Angela Weaver and Alvin Romer publisher of the Romer Review.
Kim Robinson, author of The Roux in the Gumbo was a hoot to meet, as was a new erotica author whose name I don’t have the good grace to remember. Most fun of all was giving my own workshop on the topic of Description, Setting and Narrative. I really enjoyed emparting my (ahem) wisdom to newbie and experienced authors alike. So many of the attendees came up to me and thanked me and one aspiring writer got so much inspiration that the entire plot for a novel came to her during one of he exercises. It made me think about giving an online workshop for aspiring writers. If anyone’s interested, let me know.
Hi Dee,
I enjoyed your workshop at the conference! The writing exercise was excellent. I would love to take another class with you online.
I trust that your flight home was good, mine was a little tense. After riding around and around the airport all that time, my plane left TX late anyway!
Eraina
Hey Eraina,
Glad to hear you enjoyed the workshop. I’ll let you know if I decide to do the online one. My flight was pretty good-I slept the whole way. We were flying over a thunderstorm and I can’t stand those when I’m on the ground. LOL
All the best,
Dee
Dee, it truly was a pleasure finally meeting you! I enjoyed our brief conversation, and enjoyed your session immensely. As I mentioned, I’m very much interested in reviewing your books, and thanks a million for tmentioning me on your BLOG!
I will e-mail you with my mailing address so you will know where to send me review copies, if I can’t get them from your publisher or Editor. Keep the ink flowing, and I’ll keep the pages turning!
Alvin C. Romer
The Romer Review
Alvin,
It was wonderful seeing you, too. Please do send me your address. I’d love for you to review my book!