writing conference

From May 15th through the 17th, I attended the Pennwriters 2015 conference.  Throughout, the conference ran smoothly, at least from someone on the outside looking in. The A/V worked; the sessions ran on-time; and the rooms were at a comfortable temperature.

The workshops ran in four tracks, so at best, I could only attend a quarter of the talks. In actuality, I missed a couple of sessions because I was pitching agents. All of the workshops I attended were informative. Below are a few highlights.

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George

I’m an author living in northern Virginia with a wife and a cat. In the late ’80s, I worked on the International Space Station project. I recently retired from managing a group of software engineers to focus on writing science fiction and speculative fiction. Learn more.

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Yesterday, I attended Pennwriters‘ Writers Project Runway — Fashioning Your Story in Leesburg, VA.I arrived at the Ida Lee Rec center and found the main entrance locked. Huh, a test to start off the day. I walked to the left and found a second entrance, this one to the ground floor. Balloon festooned the stairs’ railing. This was the correct entrance.

After registering, I ran into Pat DiCesare. Growing up in the Pittsburgh, PA area listening to rock radio, you couldn’t help but hear his name. He promoted all of the rock concerts in the area. The commercials either began with “DiCeasare-Engler presents” or ended with “a DiCesare-Engler production.”

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George

I’m an author living in northern Virginia with a wife and a cat. In the late ’80s, I worked on the International Space Station project. I recently retired from managing a group of software engineers to focus on writing science fiction and speculative fiction. Learn more.

georgegmoore.com