by Gina Ardito | Apr 30, 2012 | Conference, Ghost hunting, Hawthorne Hotel, Imagination in Flight, Kristan Higgins, NECRWA, Salem
This past weekend, I was in Salem, MA for the NECRWA Imagination in Flight Conference. This is my second year at this event, and I’m already looking forward to next year! Why, you ask? What makes this one so special?There are lots of reasons to love this...
by Gina Ardito | Apr 25, 2012 | Conference, NECRWA, Salem, Workshops
I’m currently getting ready for Friday’s trip to Salem, MA, where I’ll be presenting Basics Bootcamp during the NECRWA Imagination in Flight Conference. This will be my second year at NECRWA, and I can’t say enough great things about this...
by Gina Ardito | May 6, 2011 | Conference, Friday Five, publishing secrets, WIP
Want to get that manuscript finished before RWA National or another conference so you can pitch it to an agent or editor? Come closer, I’ll tell you the secret in five easy steps.1. Turn off the television and write.2. Exit out of your email and write.3. Get off...
by scottd | Oct 2, 2010 | COFW, Conference, Susan Crandall, Suzanne Brockmann, Virginia Kantra, WIP
What a great weekend here in Columbus for the Central Ohio Fiction Writers’ Write From the Heart Conference! Featured speaker, Suzanne Brockmann, definitely kept her audience captive with The Whole Enchilada, which discussed how to “anchor” yourself...
by scottd | Aug 5, 2010 | 007s, Chelsea Gilmore, Conference, Disney's Swan and Dolphin, Orlando, RWA National, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks
The trip begins at Southwest Airlines at Islip’s MacArthur Airport. No journey is worthwhile without a stop at Starbucks!Paul, our driver, welcomed us to Orlando with a big smile and a big SUV.Welcome to the Swan!After a busy day at the Chapter Leadership...
by scottd | May 9, 2009 | A Run for the Money, appearances, Books, Booksignings, Conference, Contest, Deadlines, Dunes And Dreams, Promo, RWA National, WIP
The fact that I currently have a heaping plate of issues screaming to be addressed on a daily basis can only mean one thing:It’s time to start my next WIP. I know. I’m a lunatic. But it seems I not only thrive on pressure, I crave it to the point I...