PW conference in the cheap seats
It was cheaper to go out to dinner than to pay for the banquet at the conference. Don’t get me wrong, I often attend the banquets but this year I wasn’t sure how much money I would have so when I sent in my registration I skipped all the extras. I share the hotel room, which cuts that cost in half. Even at half price, it isn’t cheap to stay for four days.
The costume party was fun when I attended one two years ago, but I skipped that too, again it was the money.
A small group of us went to the conference on the cheap. We got our entertainment watching the boys and girls go into their prom. They were adorable. The gowns were lovely and the tuxedos looked a lot better than the ones I remember did back in the day. Some of the lads even wore tails. It brought back many memories of the three proms I’d attended. The best arrival was the couple that came in an antique car. For me, the only thing that could’ve topped that would’ve been a fancy horse drawn carriage.
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Doggonedmysteries 
Oh my, a horse drawn carriage would have been sweet!
In Lancaster probably easily done too.
I passed on all the ‘extra cost’ options this year, too. Partly because of the cost (I could get the same food for less than half as much) and partly because none of them held any interest for me. I don’t mind paying for something that interests me, but I’m not going to buy something I have no desire to have.
There is a networking advantage to going to the extras, but when money is tight you network in other places.
Too true. Besides, it’s more fun to sit and chat with old friends than listen to formal speeches.
Of course to add to the evenings there’s the writers’ bait that we set out…
True.
MW laid out one of the three things writers can’t resist.
Guess what it is. First correct answer wins…wins…
What will you give the first person to come up with the correct answer, MW?
Me?! You’re the one who turned this into a contest.
Shoot, I’m not a writer but I would think a supply of notebooks (pocket size) and/or pens would come in handy for jotting down ideas or situations that you come across.
(Sound of buzzer) Wrong!
Oh, also a pocket dictionary or thesaurus.
(Buzzer!) Nope, not the bait.
Well, like I said, I’m not a writer so I wouldn’t know what kind of bait a writer would put out other than a synopsis or abstract or whatever a fiction writer calls the written teaser to a book they have written or are in the process of writing.
That’s okay Jackie you tried…Tonight I’ll post about writer’s bait and you will kick your self.