This
weekend I'm supposed to be the presenter at my local writers group' monthly
meeting. Since several of us began new writing projects in February for our
Winter NaNo challenge, I'm going to talk about editing - specifically, the
EDITS system devised by renowned author and teacher Margie Lawson. I am no
expert, but after taking one of her on-line classes I'm definitely a fan. So
I'm just doing an overview.
I
shouldn't be worried about doing this. I should be used to being in front of
people. For over thirty-five years I've been in front of people as a teacher.
But it's different with your peers, especially those who know as much about
what I'm talking about as I do. But I'm lucky. Several of the more prolific and
successful authors are going to be gone this month. They're heading to Chicago
to attend the Romantic Times conference. So the "powerhouses" of the
group, so to speak, will not be there. I suppose that should give me a little
more confidence.
What
would give me even more confidence is having a solid presentation and all my
materials (powerpoint presentation and handouts) finished. So I'm going to
close this up and get that done! Wish me luck!
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I
did squeeze in one little project. My daughter likes to accessorize her little
girl's outfits with headbands and cute bows. So I borrowed an idea from Amie, a
former colleague who has two beautiful daughters and made a little rack to clip
them and keep them all together. Just an old frame with bits of colorful
ribbon—so easy!
Good luck with your presentation. You will do fine.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the vote of confidence, Diane!
DeleteThis snippet hit home with me. As a former teacher myself, I was never afraid to speak in front of any group, but I had many co-workers who were terrified to speak to parents and other adults.
ReplyDeleteIt was great, Patty! I am excited to try it out. I may even dig out my notes. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joselyn! I'm glad it went well.
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