Home from ACFW
21 September 2009
I returned home yesterday from the ACFW conference, I’m not exactly in the swing of things. Part of my brain appears to have been left in Denver, the part that normally answers the question, “Now what should I do?” My conference time was packed, which was good in that all I had to do was look at the agenda in the program book to know where I needed to be next. But as I settle in to get some work done, I realize I’m having a tough time knowing what to do first, and it’s because I haven’t had to think like that since Wednesday night.
Enough of that. One of the things I learned at the conference was that the most effective blog post is a short blog post. I have 100 words left before my time is up. It’s amazing the amount of things you learn you’re doing wrong when you go to one of these things. I well remember how overwhelming it was as a semi-new writer, but even this time I can home with a whole notebook full of things I want to improve on. Now if only I could look at a schedule and have it tell me to write that new scene from 4:30 to 5:00, and then head for the dining room where food would magically appear before me…
For those interested here is a handful of pictures from the conference. Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!
Comments
200 to 250 words is what Jim said. And the way he explained it made total sense. He said, “Have you ever had the experience of checking a blog you frequent, finding the post is abnormally long and skipping it?” I’ve definitely had that happen.
Posted by Stephanie on 23 September 2009
And once again we learn how longwinded I apparently am! So what was the actual recommended word count for a blog entry? Obviously mine are usually too long, but . . .
Posted by Roseanna White on 22 September 2009