It’s the morning after the 4th Street writers con in Minneapolis, MN, and…wow. The thing about these conventions is this: The speakers and panels and presentations are all very interesting, but there are lots of good books out there about the craft of writing. You can spend hundreds of dollars on admission to a convention and thousands on airfare and a hotel room, or you can spend $19.99 on a book. But. The thing that makes cons worth it is the stuff in the

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This one was The 2025 Boston Writing Workshop. It was billed as a “How to Get Published” writing event, with the opportunity to pitch a...