What a week! It has been a crazy few days--but if feels like I've been here all week. I won't lie to my fellow Sigma Tau members--I was a little hesitant about coming to convention this year. Yes, I know. Shocking. If you know me, this won't shock you because I have a problem with new things. I can't think of a time when I tried a new thing and I didn't like it, and this convention is no exception. I do not relish the 8.30am T-Shirt table duty, but then, who really does? :)
Tonight was a brilliant session with Neil Gaiman, who talked about writing, how he writes, and his favorite literary period ('Normally after lunch' was his reply). He talked about fantasy writing and how he would 'steal' story ideas from his daughter's imagination. According to Neil Gaiman, this is the most important question a writer can ask-- What if?
I'll leave you with his words of encouragement for writers: 'As a writer, your job is to day dream.'
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A site where members from the Eastern Region of Sigma Tau Delta can talk about their 2009 convention experiences.
Neil Gaiman was fabulous -- funny and smart and generous with himself and his time -- stayed til past midnight to sign books for everyone. During this talk (he read some of his poetry to us as part of this -- what fun!), he made the following comment, and I quote, "Don't stop kids from reading crap. You can grow some amazing things in crap." He also has some lovely praise for the group on Twitter today --
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