

You can often bring along a piece of your writing (or submit it ahead of time, depending on what the conference planners prefer), and personally meet with writing and publishing professionals during the conference to discuss your writing. Many of them present workshops or take part in panel discussions. These are great places to meet professional writers, editors, illustrators, designers, publishers, and more. Writers’ conferences: Conferences and festivals are available that range from small regional ones for a few dozen people to large international ones with thousands of people attending, as well as online conferences (some of which are free). Courses and workshops: What skills do you need help with? There are all kinds of learning opportunities in the writing community.

While self-editing might seem like a daunting process, there are many great tools available to help you improve both your writing and self-editing skills. Writing and Self-Editing Tools and Resources Through this process, you’ll end up with a wonderful record of your writer’s journey.ĥ.

Then, periodically along your writing journey, return to your answers, read what you noted previously, and add new thoughts and experiences. Put them in a binder or Duotang-type report folder (you can continue to add to your binder from the previous series).
