In August 2013, I travelled to Fremantle to attend the Romance Writers of Australia Annual Conference, and what a conference it was! There were so many highlights and lightbulb moments but I thought I would focus on the three new things I've incorporated into my life, having discovered them while at conference. 1. Geocaching Thanks to Anita Joy and Kerrie Patterson, fellow RWA members and Geocachers, I have discovered this fabulous GPS treasure hunt and very quickly became hooked. The photos were taken on the way to the geocache closest to my house in Brisbane. I have lived in this house for over twenty years and despite this bushland being 500m from the end of my street I've never set foot in it before. I'm embarrassed to admit that. What's even weirder - one of the biggest shopping complexes in Brisbane is just over the road from here and if not for the noise of the traffic I would have thought I was in the middle of the bush. 2. Scrivener
Scrivener - what can I say? I fell in love with this software during the tutorial and am gradually learning the ropes. I'm sure once I can use in the ways its intended, I'll love it even more. If that's possible... 3. Don't forget to look behind you This sage piece of advice came from a conference keynote. Don't be so driven going forward that you forget to look back at where you've been, and celebrate your successes. As a yet to be published author, I'm guilty of this. Instead of celebrating three complete novels, one novella and too many short stories to count, I focus on the lack of publication. So today, while walking this bush track I celebrated both the way forward and what I have achieved on the way. I learnt heaps at conference, caught up with writing friends old and new, walked round Fremantle absorbing as much history as I could and had a fabulous time. I can't wait till the Sydney conference in August 2014. 16/9/2013 03:59:27 am
I like the idea of Scrivener and I'll get around to checking it out properly one day.
Fiona Greene
18/9/2013 12:58:27 am
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