Just When You Need a Pep Talk...

Just when I think I can't love the Books & Writers Forum any more, something comes along and make it ever better. Last weekend, when a lot of the Forumites were attending (some as presenters) the Surrey International Writers Conference in Canada, Forum member Deniz hosted a Virtual Surrey Conference at good, old B&W. I feel like I got to attend the real thing only I got to sleep in my own bed. ; )

We checked in on Friday and had all sorts of workshops to participate in. If you don't have time to sample all of these, you owe it to yourself to check out Technical Topics with Jo Bourne.

I hope you get time to try them all. By the way, it's easy to join the Forum. We love new writers and readers of all types. ; )

• Adventures in POV
• Author-led Workshop: Kait Nolan
• Author-led Workshop: Talli Rolland
• Blue Pencil: Share Your Blurb for Critiques (I did share a new, bare-bones query blurb for FRIENDLY FIRE.)
• Genre and Voice
• Grammar Time
• NaNoWriMo Survival Tips and Hints
• The Doctor is IN: Troubleshooting Problems

There's a lot more there, but I thought this would be plenty to whet your appetite for all the goodness of the Books & Writer's Forum. And as a bonus, Dee-Ann, the lucky, who got to go to the real thing posted some of her notes. Enjoy!

• Complex Conflicts with Sam Sykes
• A Thematic Approach to SF with Robert Sawyer
• Intimately Human and Grandly Cosmic with Robert Sawyer