I went to my first writing conference as a keynote speaker. I’d already been making a full-time living as a writer for three years, and I had come to that after more than 10 years of owning a small business. I had a perspective on the business side of freelancing that other writers I knew simply did not, and (because that small business had been teaching martial arts), I was a pretty okay public speaker.
I attended my first writing conference as a keynote speaker, and I was still blown away by how much I didn’t know.
For the next few thousand words, I’m going to tell you everything I’ve learned about writing conferences, but the most important thing is this: Until you’ve attended one, you will have no idea how much you don’t know about the business and craft of writing. Until you’ve attended several, you won’t have anything approaching a complete concept of what you need to work on.
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