Back from WordBridge…

Hello All, I’m back from the frozen southern reaches of Alberta. I spent my youth leaning against the west wind around Lethbridge and never did like the added windchill it lent to winter temperatures.

WordBridge was the first writers conference held at the Lethbridge Public Library. The event was well attended and during the many conversations with my peers, I found that indeed the world is a small place. Most had heard of my surname (Pittman) and knew several of my numerous relatives from the area.

Several sessions were enjoyed by all and the audience participation was definitely appreciated by the hosts and sponsors. The Slush session where anonymous first pages of manuscripts were read aloud had so many submissions that over 10 papers could not be read due to time constraints. The 5 person panel was very vocal and pulled no punches as they critiqued each authour’s work. Mine was the last submission to be read aloud for the panel and audience, and unsurprisingly they only made it halfway through the page. I was expecting this after hearing the comments for the previous slushes so I wasn’t crushed to hear the criticisms, only slightly maimed…8-)

I thoroughly enjoyed the day spent indoors out of the -25C temperatures endured by those hardy souls seen entering the Library to escape the cold and to search out a good book to read. I have several pages of handwritten notes and feel invigorated and ready to start editing my NaNoWriMo novella and add the numerous extra pages required to complete it.

Hopefully I will be able to attend the the Calgary Writers Festival – When Words Collide – August 9-11, 2019 at the Delta Calgary South. I’m following the agenda looking for the best sessions to attend. Maybe I’ll see some of the WordBridge attendees there as well!

That’s all for today. Until my next post, I remain your humble servant.

BMW 😎