I am struggling to articulate my feeling of awe from today.
I went to a Writing East Midlands writing conference at Derby University.
It was great to spend the day with other people for whom writing is a part of their life. It was great to attend the different sessions on topics such as teaching creative writing and publishing.
There was such a resonance in energy and passion; just being in the same room as people who have very similar interests to you — whether they are writing something completely different, or not.
The reassurance that writing is indeed not a waste of time (I know this, of course, but society wants to tell us differently) was massively appreciated, also.
The world needs writing of all kinds, and writers need their words.
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