What? You can't go to the 2012 ACFW Writing Conferences this year? Well, I have just one thing to say...
HAKUNAH MATATA
The countdown begins:
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9. Have a slumber party and read your favorite romance scenes aloud to each other. Bring out the chocolate for a night of fun!
8. Read a book a day, preferably romance, where you can escape into sigh-inducing scenes and smile at happy endings.
7. Make up flyers announcing your future bestseller and post them in all the coffee shops and libraries in your area. Make sure to put a cute head shot of yourself. They say it's never to early to market yourself.
6. Subscribe to Netflix and have a sappy movie marathon day...or two...or three. Cry and laugh your heart out. You might want to have your bon bons close at hand.
5. Text your friends at the conference every 30 minutes, telling them how your word count has grown...and how theirs has not.
4. Send out 54 queries to random agents. You can pick any number to send out, but I prefer randomness. Who knows? You might hit the jackpot.
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2. Spend an hour in Barnes and Noble. Take one page from 300 books in the store and string them together for a Mad Lib Novel.
1. Watch the weather channel and drive to the nearest rainstorm. Let your hair down and dance a jig in the rain, screaming at the top of your lungs how much fun you are having instead of meeting famous authors.
There you have it, my TOP 10 fun things to do while I won't be at conference this year. I am sad to not be going, but am excited to get to stop by and HUG all the Alley Cats who are coming to town! Can't wait!
So those of you not going to any conferences this year, how do you intend to chase the blues away?
*This post was originally posted May 25, 2010
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Sherrinda Ketchersid
Sherrinda is wife to "Pastor John" and mother to three giant sons and one gorgeous daughter. A born and bred Texan, she writes historical romance filled with fun, faith, and forever love.
14 comments:
You said it without saying it: Have a sense of humor. Embrace life -- or better yet, enlarge your embrace of life while others are at the conference! And remember, you never know where you might find that next story.
Love this post!
Fun post, Sherrinda! I'll miss meeting you this year. I hope your time is good and that God will encourage you. This is my first ACFW. Last year, I found myself praying for those I knew who were there.
HI Sherrinda,
I think they should have a live stream of most of the classes so we could 'tune in' from home. I think they do this with the Award ceremony (must check this out!)
I love the chocolate suggestion and the netflix one too!
I'm just going to concentrate on next year and my intention to be there then!
Cheers,
Sue
OOPS! Bet that confused everyone! That's my work account where I'm attempting to create church Facebook page! LOL.
Sue
I love your outlook and your humor, Sherrinda. (And I hope you hunt me down for a hug too!) :)
I love this and I'm definitely tweeting it!
I've been in the doldrums since I can't go meet many of my online friends this year...but I think I want to throw caution to the wind and pig out on chocolate. Okay, maybe I won't do that one. One thing that keeps me rolling along is just messaging my writing peeps and keeping in touch. Also, realizing that not ALL my peeps will be at the conf. this year.
Thanks for the funny perspective on things!
Considering doing at least A BIT of the at-home conference that Karin Beery is doing. I'll also have a soccer game, our school's luau, and other things of that nature.
Trying NOT to be jealous. It's SO hard, though!
Beth, you gotta have humor if you are going to make through life, right?
Jeanne, I will try not to be jealous of you!!! I live 15 min. away from the hotel, so I am hoping to haunt it after hours! :)
Sue!!!! They can stream the classes too? I knew about the awards ceremony, but not the classes. I will have to check it out.:)
Sarah...you are definitely on my list to get a hug from, girl!!!!
Heather, we should have an online slumber party and commiserate. :) Hopefully we can go next year and HUG! :)
Joanne, it's definitely hard to not be jealous, but it sounds like you are going to be keeping yourself busy. Good for you!
I hope you do haunt us, Sherrinda!! We need some BWAHAHAs!! Love your sense of humor!
Julia, you better bet your britches I'm gonna haunt ya!
Mwwwwwuuuahahahahhahahhaaaaaa!
You better come haunt us after hours! I can't be that close and not meet you in person and give you a hug! Thank you for the smiles today. I especially loved #5. :)
Gabrieele...Hee-Hee-Hee...#5 is a bit snarky, but oh-so-funny!
Oooo, I would love to find you after hours! What day are you arriving?
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