Today has all the makings of a magical day!
Many of my favorite writing peeps will be heading off to the Northwest
Washington SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators)
Conference.
While there, they will experience that certain thrill that comes from
discussing zombies, fairies, talking animals, and vampires without fear of
being hauled off in straitjackets.
No doubt about it, children’s book conferences are the BEST!
Trust me, I would know.
As a former psychologist, I attended PLENTY of psychology conferences
back in the day. While the people in attendance were always wonderful, the sad
(but important) topics we discussed made some of us want to be hauled off in
straitjackets.
So, as a nod to all of my past, present, and future conference buddies –
and as a test of the Raffi Theory
that the more we get together the happier we’ll be –
I’d like to offer this very special
lineup suggestion…
9:00 –
10:00 Big Bad Wolf: Malevolent or
Misunderstood?
10:00 –
11:00 Red Riding Hood’s Remorse:
Cross-Dressers Need
Compassion, Not the
Ax
11:00 –
12:00 Case Study: Alice in Wonderland’s
Rehab Success
12:00 –
1:00 Lunch at the Witch’s Brew
1:00 –
2:00 Mirror, Mirror: Tackling
Client Narcissism
2:00 –
3:00 Enabling No More: Tips From
the Little Red Hen
3:00 –
4:00 Gingerbread Man: The Ugly
Downside of Compulsive
Exercise
4:00 –
5:00 Guest Speaker: Hermione
Granger Discusses Magical
Thinking – No Need
to Medicate!
PROMPT: Yes, a
daily writing habit will take you to many wondrous and faraway lands. But to
stir things up in a magical way – sign up for a workshop or conference today!
