Because I'd spent the previous week preparing for the conference and then most of the week away for the actual conference, I don't really have a post today. Therefore, I'm going to post a few doodles I did while I was listening to the speakers at the SCBWI Conference, and a bit of rambling and call it a day.
Not only was it an inspiring conference, I also got to meet a whole bunch of online friends for the first time:
Douglas Florian with whom my friend Elaine and I spent a lovely half-day with,
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he signed a bunch of books for me |
my Penguin Posse critique group friends and
Minnows Literary Group friends. I am pretty sure I have new best friends for life, partly because we shared some scrumptious meals. When you break bread (or sushi) together, you are bonded in friendship!
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tapas, Japanese-style |
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scallops at Cognac, NYC |
I hope to have a very cool post about a very cool friend for next week or the following week. Stay tuned!
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." ~ Douglas Adams