As a new member of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators), I’m pretty excited about attending my first writer’s conference in LA on August 9th-12th.

I’m debating how many panels I should attend on the industry of novel publishing versus panels on the craft of writing (lord knows I’d benefit from both). What I’m definitely attending though are panels hosted by wonderful women like Jane Friedman. Her book The Business of Being a Writer inspired a lot of my current work in getting my book closer to publishing-ready.

I’m looking forward to this!