I attended this year’s Missouri Writers Guild conference and
walked away inspired to write. We had
great speakers this year. Several agents
and editors were there and I could have ‘pitched’ a book idea to them but I
chose not to pitch. However, there were
several speakers that inspired me and touched my heart with their talks: Pat
Lorenz, inspirational writer, speaker and author of 13 books, inspired me to
work at becoming a public speaker. Christie
Craig (just made the New York Times best seller list) reminded me how much I
enjoy writing magazine articles for publication.
I had the privilege of being shepherd for Claire Cook,
author of Must Love Dogs, (yes, she
wrote the book which became the movie with John Cusack and Diane Lane.) A shepherd is a friendly face committed to
helping the seminar speakers if they need anything. (Claire didn’t need any help). I found Claire to be a savvy writer, a wise
business woman and a genuinely nice person.
I told her Sunday as we said good-bye, I am now her fan for life. Claire is finishing her 9th book. If you haven’t read any books by Claire Cook,
you are missing a treat. Please check out
Claire and her books at http://ClaireCook.com.
A huge benefit of attending the conference is visiting with
old friends and meeting new. As always,
I enjoyed visiting with writers I’ve met at previous meetings and I made some
new friends. I found this year’s meeting
a huge success.
What inspires you?
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