I never did finish writing about this year’s conference, but I wanted to take the time to comment on one of the most popular speakers this year: Robert Dugoni. He was the Friday lunch speaker, and he taught a couple of workshops on Saturday. His speech Friday, was entertaining, encouraging, and full of great information. His workshops were so popular they had to move a room in order to expand the room he was in. His handout was great. Listening to Dugoni was life changing for me. It was one of those aha, I finally understand moments. The whole conference was that way for me really but it started with him.
He recommended several books to study the craft. For that matter he emphasized studying the craft of writing. One of the books he recommended that I found particularly useful was : Stein on Writing by Sol Stein. That was an amazing read that I learned a lot from. So to wrap up, if you have a chance to hear Robert Dugoni speak you should take it. It just might change your life or lead you to your own aha moment.