Codex Writer’s Workshop.
I anticipated this event for a long time.
The first few days were for critiques of novels and short stories, as well as some class sessions on writing and being a writer. We had the famous Ellen Datlow critique our short stories. She was very insightful and gave lots of comments to everyone. We also had David Coe come for dinner one night; after which we picked his brain with questions.
The last week or so was just a retreat time where we could relax and write and explore Chattanooga, Tennessee.
I’ll post more later about what happened and what I learned.
This looks like a very interesting conference. I may go. We’ll see how the finances shape up 
CottonTree Inn
10695 S. Auto Mall Drive
Sandy, Utah 84070
FEATURED PRESENTER:
Timothy Travaglini
Senior Editor at G.P. Putnam’s Sons
(a division of Penguin Group, USA)
In the works: Friday Night Entertainer: David Nibley
Panel: Finding an agent
Panel: LDS Publishers
One-to-one interviews with editors/agents
And your favorites:
Writing Contest
Boot Camp
Exclusive Book Store
Special Announcement:
Saturday Night: The Whitney Awards Gala?
Recognizing excellence in fiction by LDS authors
More information at: http://www.ldstorymakers.com/conference.html
Meeting fellow Bootcampers for lunch with Brandon Sanderson.
I participated in National Novel Writing Month last year, and it was lots of fun to meet other writers and to just churn out words.
I had trouble with it at first, but this year I am going to do a bit more planning up front. We’ll see how that works.
Life, the Universe & Everything:
Guests to include:
Running from February 14-16, 2008.
Admission is FREE!
This should be a blast. I may even enter the writing contest.The deadline is in January, so I’ll have to see where I’m at by then.
What an awesome experience
OK, so this may not actually be the extreme beginning of my writing career, but I’ll get to that. This is the beginning of my blogging about what I’ve done and where I want to go.
It’s also the beginning of starting this website up: Dedicated to giving part-time, beginning writers all the information they need to make it along the path to publication.
Why now?
I got back from Orson Scott Card’s Writing Boot Camp a little over a week ago, and it really changed my perspective on writing and the whole process. So, this seems like a great time to jump in and get started!
