I’m back down from the rarified air of this lovely little conference!<\/p>\n

If you’ve never attended this conference, save up your loose change and get on board! It’s the friendliest writing conference I’ve ever attended – where else can you walk up to Craig Johnson or John Sandford, shake their hand and have them compliment you on your Stetson or thank YOU for listening to their lecture?<\/p>\n

Some of the highlights of this year’s conference:<\/p>\n

“The Art of the Rewrite” by Susan Cummins Miller<\/li>\n

“What Writers Can Learn from the Movies” by Sandi Ault<\/li>\n

“Writing a Series” by Steve Havill<\/li>\n

“Tricks from the Screen Trade” by Melinda Snodgrass<\/li>\n

“Strategies for Successful Collaboration” by\u00a0Susan Boggio and Mare Pearl<\/li>\n

“The Serious Subject of Writing Humor” by Kris Neri<\/li>\n

“Contracts and Copyrights for Writers” by Sherri Burr<\/li>\n

“The Writer’s Business Plan” by Susan Guyette<\/li>\n

“Basic Advice from an Editor” by Peter Joseph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We also had great panel discussions:<\/p>\n
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“To Outline or Not To Outline” with Anne Hillerman, Sara Hoklotubbe and John Sandford<\/li>\n
“The Art of Blogging” with Dawn Wink, Joe Badal and Susan Tweit<\/li>\n
And a couple of great Q&A sessions with CB McKenzie\/Peter Joseph and John Sandford\/David Morrell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
$\"WP_ABQ_Prickly_Pear\"$ <\/a>Anne Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg put on the best conference you can imagine – join us next year!<\/p>\n
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