Nebraska Writer's Guild

So I joined the Nebraska Writer's Guild today.  It has been something that I have been thinking about doing for quite some time.  This past winter at our local wonderful bookstore, there was and event, "Nebraska Authors Book Signing."  So of course I wanted to go to it.  I love the bookstore on any normal day, but when it was going to be filled with authors, well, I wasn't going to miss it.

So we headed over and of course talked to all of the authors there.  One of them suggested joining the NWG to me.  We talked for a long while about writing,  NaNoWriMo, and projects that each of us was working on.  After this I looked into the Nebraska Writer's Guild.  But still wasn't ready to join the ranks of NE writers.

Then at Constellation this spring, the NWG had a table in the dealer room.  I even made a point of going over to them and talking to them.  I took one of their flyers and as I walked away, I planned on joining the group and maybe even going to one of their conferences.  But I didn't go right up to my room and do that.

So finally as I was sorting through a pile of papers I had gathered in my bedroom, I found the flyer that I had picked up at Constellation.  So I grabbed my computer and went to their website.  I decided to look into where the Spring conference would be held and what they might be doing.  There of course was not much information as it is still August.

Now this might seem strange that I didn't look into the Fall conference, but I had just added all of the girls' school activities to my calendar and I was feeling a little bit busy this fall.  Though when there was not much information on the Spring conference, I decided to look at the listing for the Fall one, just to get a feel for what to expect.

This is where things get really crazy.  The fall conference is at the Leadership Center in Aurora.  It is 6 miles from my home.  I wouldn't really have to travel.  And on top of this I know the person who runs the Center, I had her son in Kindergarten last year.

This all seemed to be a sign that I was supposed to get busy.  I needed to become a member and get signed up for this conference.  So I look more into the information about the conference and who was going to be there.

Then at school the next day, I found out that our school teacher's conference is the same weekend.  But if I really push it the school conference is Thursday/Friday, and the NWG conference is Friday/Saturday, I might be able to get them both in.  It will be a crazy couple of days.  But I think I will give it a try.

I have not yet signed up for the conference, but I am sure that I will be doing that in the next few days.  I did however finally become a member of the NWG.

Baby steps, on the path.