tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18876962.post115911335417955795..comments2023-08-20T08:05:36.509-05:00Comments on Gone With the Wreath: I WANT TO KNOW--C. H. Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14705844985645635308noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18876962.post-1160573675811135602006-10-11T08:34:00.000-05:002006-10-11T08:34:00.000-05:00Thanks for the great insight.Thanks for the great insight.C. H. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705844985645635308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18876962.post-1159396883175390592006-09-27T17:41:00.000-05:002006-09-27T17:41:00.000-05:00I loooooove the ACFW conference. If I went to only...I loooooove the ACFW conference. If I went to only one a year, it would be that one. Partly because of the all-fiction focus, but also it's a more spiritual retreat than any other conferences I've been to.<BR/><BR/>This year, I learned that I need to SLOW DOWN. I rush around too much, don't read enough, don't relax enough. It's stressing me out.<BR/><BR/>As for Mount Hermon, I really do enjoy it. It's a little too non-fiction focused for my taste--last year, the majority of the workshops were geared toward non-fiction writers--but the people are very nice and it's a beautiful campground. The atmosphere is a bit more relaxed because it's out in the woods and dress is also more casual as a result.<BR/><BR/>I have seen people get very competitive over the seating at lunch and dinner, because they don't quite have enough faculty for the number of attendees. ACFW had a better ratio of faculty to attendees, in my opinion, so it was always easy to find a table to sit at.<BR/><BR/>Some people at Mount Hermon get downright crabby when they can't get a seat at a table they wanted to. It's rather discouraging to see. But not everyone is like that--most people are pretty nice about it.<BR/><BR/>On a whole, Mount Hermon is good, but I prefer the networking at ACFW because there are more fiction writers there.<BR/><BR/>CamyCamy Tanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577747925320907186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18876962.post-1159246640315064052006-09-25T23:57:00.000-05:002006-09-25T23:57:00.000-05:00I have never done a conference either, but I have ...I have never done a conference either, but I have read from publishers etc not to go there with a manuscript expecting a to get a writing contract.<BR/><BR/>The conference is for making contacts, etc.<BR/><BR/>There be my two cents.<BR/><BR/>Take a look at what I did here, and see if that is starting to look like what you have in mind for your blog:<BR/><BR/>http://davethefictionwriter.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>I will keep diddling with itDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03699751175612528665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18876962.post-1159244671348105532006-09-25T23:24:00.000-05:002006-09-25T23:24:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18876962.post-1159201629914172282006-09-25T11:27:00.000-05:002006-09-25T11:27:00.000-05:00The ACFW conference is like a family reunion. Thro...The ACFW conference is like a family reunion. Through the <A HREF="www.ACFW.com" REL="nofollow">ACFW</A>site and forums, I had gotten to know so many people. It was great to finally put the names with the faces.<BR/><BR/>Glorietta (my first conference) felt like a spiritual retreat set in the mountains of Santa Fe, NM. I've only heard about Mt. Hermon, but I wouldn't choose it as my first conference. It's very competitive.<BR/><BR/>My experience this year at ACFW was more like a spiritual journey than a means to publicaion. But you can read all about that on my <A HREF="www.portraitofawriter.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">blog</A>.<BR/><BR/>My advice. Join the ACFW family. Start saving your pennies now. And plan on attending next year. You don't have to be close to finishing your WIP to be blessed by this amazing group of writers!Gina Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647753231391009981noreply@blogger.com