{"id":208,"date":"2010-09-30T14:04:18","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T21:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/?p=208"},"modified":"2010-09-30T14:04:18","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T21:04:18","slug":"emerald-city-writers-conference-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/emerald-city-writers-conference-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerald City Writers Conference 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>One short day in the Emerald City&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Emerald City Writers Conference\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/791001088\/emerald_bigger.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"82\" height=\"101\" \/>Well, its more like three, long, arduous days actually. It is that time of year. The Emerald City Writers Conference is here again, and as I look back at the past year, I can&#8217;t believe how much I have grown as a writer. A published writer, not so much. But as far as craft is considered, I have gone from simple to sophisticated and complex. At least, I think so.<\/p>\n<p>My goals are pretty much the same as they were last year, only this time I can sense that the stakes are higher. I&#8217;m pitching my superheroes. This is the book that I can feel down to my marrow could be big. I just need to find someone who is as passionate about it as I am. No easy feat. My query is set and I am determined to project as much positivity as possible, even when the nerves pull at my insides.<\/p>\n<p>Also different is that this year I am on the conference committee. I know, thou shall not committee, but having this position has given me the opportunity to network that I didn&#8217;t have before. At this stage in my career, I find that it has been more than worth it. Just like many writers, I am incredibly shy. I\u00a0 can hear the gasps, Anna? Shy? No, that can&#8217;t be, but seriously, I am. However, since I will be one of the first faces conference attendees will see when they check-in, I will be the most gracious hostess.\u00a0 Hiding in the background will not be an option. If you see me hiding, poke me with a pencil. This business is all about the connections and I can not pass the opportunity by.<\/p>\n<p>So, okay y&#8217;all, my bags are ready, my pages for the Margie Lawson workshop are printed, and I am packing breath mints. Will I sell a book this weekend? No, that&#8217;s not the point. What I will do is take another, all important step to publication.<\/p>\n<p>See you there.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emerald City Writers Conference 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[5,14,21],"class_list":["post-208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writing","tag-conference","tag-romance-novels","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39eCR-3m","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annaalexander.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}