tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post3474737426265672072..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: Writers’ ConferencesMirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-15837770888207734162021-12-30T10:09:33.021-08:002021-12-30T10:09:33.021-08:00MIrka, you're a nice, empathetic person. While...MIrka, you're a nice, empathetic person. While it may be good advice to try to find images of the conference speakers ahead of time, often there aren't any. I still think you did the right thing, being friendly to a stranger in apparent distress.<br /><br />Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-19245012678474214422020-08-21T12:27:53.644-07:002020-08-21T12:27:53.644-07:00Funny tale. I'm always too shy to go up to tho...Funny tale. I'm always too shy to go up to those people, even in the hall, so the whole "don't send them a ms under the stall" always seems strange. Who would do that? <br /><br />I've had mixed experiences at conferences. They've been the most fun when I've had a writer friend with me. But I've gotten some pretty rude brush offs from agents/editors just for asking questions. <br /><br />But I still hope to go again when they are available. We have a wonderful SCBWI community here in Oregon, and I do miss it.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139361928785566916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-14723752209406161532020-08-18T12:52:08.896-07:002020-08-18T12:52:08.896-07:00Thanks for the support, Ev & Janie. I *know* I...Thanks for the support, Ev & Janie. I *know* I didn't do anything wrong. But I'm quite sure the editor was in a defensive mode, as she had just stepped out of the lavatory and was standing right at its door. No doubt she has had plenty of intrusions of the unsavory kind in past conferences. She was one of the big one at a big-five.<br /><br />She also had a twitter feed that I later looked up, and in it she mentioned she was at the conference and swamped by pesteres.{My invented word} Other editors chimed in and said they know too well how she feels :0<br /><br /> If I were a close friend of hers, I would have told her to avoid writers conferences as she clearly didn't enjoy them.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-88159544690293608112020-08-18T12:40:21.130-07:002020-08-18T12:40:21.130-07:00I don't think you did anything wrong by saying...I don't think you did anything wrong by saying hi. You said she didn't look well. Maybe that's why she didn't appreciate a friendly greeting.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-30093380563607869652020-08-18T10:32:42.831-07:002020-08-18T10:32:42.831-07:00Umm...maybe it's because I grew up in the Sout...Umm...maybe it's because I grew up in the South where people say "Hi" to each other, including to strangers, but I don't personally see that what you did was out of line at all. If the editor resented your friendliness, then I think she's the one who was out of line and if that was her general approach to interacting with authors at a conference then I would hesitate to invite her to speak (assuming I was planning a conference). Of course, I totally agree with you about not pushing mss onto agents and editors at a conference. But that is not what you were doing.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458293325369594900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-45499772101995706892020-08-18T07:55:08.291-07:002020-08-18T07:55:08.291-07:00Aw, Mirka, thanks for sharing your story of the wi...Aw, Mirka, thanks for sharing your story of the withering look from keynote speaker. I'm missing seeing my writer friends. Thankfully, a couple have come over to share stories on my back porch, so it's been a blessing.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.com