Last week I attended the 2014 Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference in Seattle. (Sea-Tac to be exact.) It was a wonderful experience.
All the attendees and vendors were friendly and welcoming. It was so amazing to feel a part of such a supportive and amazing writers community. Not only did I run into some old friends, classmates and writers group members, but I also had some incredible conversations with new friends. PNWA did it again, kudos to Pam Binder and the entire organization!
My session highlights were:
Scott Driscoll – The Arc of the Scene: A Beat by Beat Analysis of How Scenes Work. This session was a wonderfully deep look into how scenes work. Scott is a Seattle based writing instructor and author. His recently published novel is titled Better You Go Home.
Jason Black – Steering Your Story Where You Want it to Go. Jason has an amazing way of breaking down complex topics into easy to understand language. Jason is a Seattle area developmental editor.
Elena Hartwell – Write Dialogue Like a Playwright. An extremely insightful and fresh look at dialog. Elena is a Seattle based playwright who takes on developmental editing projects.
Robert Dugoni – Creating and Maintaining Tension and Suspense and Today|Write. Two exceptional talks on craft and writing. Today|Write was extremely inspirational. Robert is a critically acclaimed New York Times best-selling author of the David Sloane series.
If you ever have the opportunity to go to a workshop or session by any of these amazing and talented speakers … DO IT — you will not be disappointed!
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