The Midsouth chapter of SCBWI recently held the Midsouth Writing Retreat in Crestwood, Kentucky. Kendra Levin, associate editor at Viking Children's Books was on hand to help attendees reach the goals of writing, learning, and more writing! Fabulous writer Genetta Adair was also in attendance to bring back tons of tips and information. Please welcome her as she generously shares them with us. If you have recently attended, or plan on attending a writer's conference and would be interested in guest blogging for us, please let us know!
2010 Midsouth Writing Retreat
by
Genetta Adair
(SCBWI Midsouth Regional Advisor)
The Midsouth Region of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators presented their Midsouth Writing Retreat this past weekend near relaxing, rural Louisville, Kentucky. The focus of the retreat was to write, and to write a lot. At a charming chapel built in 1879 and later converted to a cozy retreat center, the retreat goers took advantage of four specific blocks of time built into the schedule for their personal writing. While writing was the goal, the whole shebang centered around Kendra Levin, the conduit toward that goal. Kendra is an associate editor with Viking who edits everything from picture books to young adult novels.
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Thanks for sharing. It's wonderful that your SCBWI group organized a writing retreat. Those can be so useful for really learning more about the craft of writing. I hope our group organizes a novel writing one soon.
My SCBWI group has a small conference coming up in September, and you can guarantee we won't be sitting on comfy chairs like those writers. :(
I love these round ups!
Sounds like so much fun! Thanks for sharing all the details. :)
I love the smaller conferences and retreats, and this one looks downright cozy. What a great summary, thank you!
I LOVE reading about writing retreats. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a brilliant and productive retreat. Thanks for sharing it.
Genetta did such a terrific job of sharing this event with us all. It sounds like Kendra really made the experience special for attendees. Thanks for telling us about the event, Genetta!
Martina & Marissa
Thanks for all of your comments! I'm glad my summary was helpful and hopefully encouraging to all of you. :-)
By the very nature of a retreat with an intimate and relaxing setting, I hope you each get to attend one soon. And if you ever get the chance to attend one with Kendra or Candie, go for it!
Thanks for posting your comments!
Genetta
Stina,
I just had to reply to your comment. Our conferences don't have those kinds of comfy chairs, either.
Hope you have a great experience at your conference!
Sounds wonderful. Can't wait till I can head out to conferences again.
Great recap, Genetta! Thanks for writing about the conference. (P.S. I love your name--so pretty!)
Ara - You love my name? How very kind of you. I must admit I love your name, too. I guess that makes us mutual name admirers. ha
I was named after my grandmother, and no one ever spells it right until they've seen it written.