Hello readers,

Are any of you going to be in LA, California this summer. If so I recommend attending the Writers Digest Conference this August. Read the following info:

Experience a 360-degree view of your novel—with the guidance of some of today's most accomplished writers.

Whether working on your novel is part of your daily practice, or maybe still just a daydream, the Writer's Digest Novel Writing Conference has a lot to offer you—particularly if you're in search of both practical advice and creative inspiration to fuel your writing ambitions. Join Writer's Digest August 15 - 17 in Los Angeles and  get a holistic overview of both the art and business of being a novelist. When you look at the Conference's education sessions, you'll notice a familiar order to the program: It's structured exactly like the process of writing a novel. You'll start by generating your ideas, outlining and refining your plot and crafting fully-realized characters. Once you've progressed  through these steps, you'll work on your query letters and practice  your pitch to perfection. Your mentors on this journey will include not only Phil Sexton, Writer's Digest magazine's Publisher, but also six New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, including Hugh Howey, Larry Brooks and David Morrell, plus publishing industry experts and literary agents. This step-by-step process packs so much of what any aspiring novelist needs to know into a single extended weekend.  Summer will be here and gone in the blink of an eye. Why not carve out this one weekend for yourself, spent among your  writing peers and immersed in what you love? Your novel deserves it.