{"id":14431,"date":"2016-01-18T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=14431"},"modified":"2016-01-18T13:56:27","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T21:56:27","slug":"to-conference-or-not-to-conference-that-is-the-question-by-jami-gray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/18\/to-conference-or-not-to-conference-that-is-the-question-by-jami-gray\/","title":{"rendered":"To Conference, or not to Conference, That is the Question by Jami Gray"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Books\"Let\u2019s\u00a0welcome\u00a0back monthly columnist\u00a0Jami Gray<\/a>\u00a0as she shares with us \u00a0\u201cTo Conference, or not to Conference, That is the Question.\u201d\u00a0Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Welcome to 2016 my lovelies.<\/strong>\u00a0Are you ready for the new year? I\u2019m sure by this time, you\u2019ve set your resolutions, perhaps started them, and for a few, gently shoved them into the small room at the end of the hall and locked the door.<\/p>\n

Wait! Don\u2019t walk away, I\u2019m not going into the pros and cons of goal setting. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve seen\/heard\/read enough on those to last a good, long while. I just wanted to see if you\u2019re ready for conference season yet.<\/p>\n

Have you picked which conference you\u2019ll be attending? Made your reservations? Bought your plane\/bus\/train ticket?<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t know which one to pick?<\/strong> (insert sympathetic glance here<\/em>) I get it, boy, do I get it.\u00a0 There\u2019s so many choices, it\u2019s like cruising through Amazon with an unlimited charge card you\u2019re not responsible for. As a matter of fact, you can find list after list of available conferences. All it takes is entering \u201cWriter Conferences\u201d into Google and you\u2019re off.<\/p>\n

Wow, check out all those options! A bit daunting isn\u2019t it? Let\u2019s see if we can narrow it down a bit, shall we? Here are some questions to consider as you maneuver your way through the overwhelming arena of conferences.<\/p>\n

First, do you want to go as an author or as a reader?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s a valid question, most authors are avid readers, so we can pull double duty if we so desire.\u00a0 Conferences can cater to the writer, the reader, or both.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a reader<\/strong>, you\u2019ll want to look at book fairs or festivals, reader appreciation conferences, or even local events spotlighting the talent nearby. For those nestled in the desert dunes of my neighborhood, there is the Tucson Festival of Books.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a writer<\/strong>, the choices are endless, and require a few more defining characteristics.<\/p>\n