This past weekend I had the privilege
of attending the North East Texas Writer’s Organization (NETWO) Spring Writer’s
Roundup conference in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. It was my first time at that
conference, and also my first time outside of an airport in Texas!
In talking with a number of
conferees I found just how much the members of NETWO value their critique
partners, and how their writing continues to improve because of being involved
in a critique group. Several noted that they are also part of an on-line
critique group, in addition to their local group.
I was pleasantly surprised to
find that in a crowd of around 100 writers there were several young people in
attendance. Young writers just starting out with lots of energy and even more
questions. I encouraged the ones that I had a chance to meet with to take
advantage of every resource that NETWO has to offer. And they were encouraged to
also contribute to the organization and be an active participant in their
writing community.
It’s energizing to be around a
community of writers, all of whom are at varying stages in their journey. It’s
also a great pleasure to somehow be a part of that journey.
Thanks to Paul Parris, NETWO President
who had the task of picking me up at the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport a couple of hours
away. And special thanks also to conference directors Caryl and Ron McAdoo who put together a really
impressive conference.
If you live in that area of the country, check
out this fine writer's organization at http://www.netwo.org/
I met some great people, some
talented writers, talked about books and the publishing business all weekend,
and had TexMex food – what could be better?
