August 10, 2002
For the most part, I’ve kept to myself. I haven’t joined any writer’s networks, support groups or attended conferences. I haven’t even offered any writing to friends to read through first. Solitude has been working for me, though I’m sure it has slowed my learning process.
An important writing conference is coming my way in October, and I’ve been debating whether or not to attend. My main motivation for going is to get help/inspiration for my book proposal – a process that has come to a complete halt as of late.
I know I need to find information and perhaps even talk to others on the same path, but I’m hesitant. Networking sometimes concerns me as I don’t want to spend my time just “talking about writing” – I actually want to do it. I’m unclear if spending $200 on a 3-day conference actually puts plans into actions or is jut one big pep rally.
I don’t know, I’m torn. This is a new arena for me and perhaps I should step into it to see if it’s something worth pursuing. After all, I already know that going it alone works. Maybe I should see what else does.