Doubtful many of you perusing the forum will end up in Sanibel, FL for a writer's conference (unless you're on the ticket as an author or live here already and have several hundred dollars and a couple free days). Still, this section seemed lonely, and the Sanibel Writer's Conference is way fun albeit exhausting. I probably won't be able to take off work nor score a free ticket (and I definitely don't have money to burn) so likely I won't be there, but here's the website for anyone who is interested.
http://www.myspace.com/sanibelwritersconference
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On becoming a writer: First you write. Then you write some more. You write, and write, and write, and of course, write. You get angry, throw things, write, delete, write, and you write a bit more until blood comes out of your ears and you say, my God, I'm losing my mind.