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Category Archives: Conferences

David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008): Something Sad. Something Real American

September 14, 2008 – 3:32 pm

I was reading David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest evenings in my hotel room while attending my first Romance Writers of America National Conference in Chicago, 1999. Because — well, because no matter how unlikely a reading choice it was for someone spending every day in workshops devoted to romance writing and the romance business — [...]

By Pam · · Also posted in What I'm Reading · · Comments (3)

RWA: More Advice for Shy Writers

September 9, 2008 – 7:18 pm

I loved Leanne Shawler’s workshop about how to take your first baby steps toward overcoming shyness, called “How to Become a Trained Extrovert.” But I was surprised that her good advice came from personal experience, because I would have never pegged this smart, smiling, calm woman as shy. “Well,” my wise friend Janet Mullany said, [...]

By Pam · · Also posted in The Edge of Impropriety, Travel · · Comments (7)